Power draw of different processors

CPU Power Draw Comparison

The following CPUs are commonly used in computing workloads, with their typical power draw per core:

Combined Processor Power Draw Comparison

The chart above shows power draw for both CPUs (per core) and GPUs (total). As you can see, GPUs typically have much higher total power requirements compared to individual CPU cores.

Notes

• CPU power draw is shown per core, while GPU power draw represents the total power consumption
• Actual power consumption may vary based on workload, cooling, and system configuration
• Values shown are Thermal Design Power (TDP) which represents the maximum power draw under typical load
• Some specialized AI accelerators like Google's TPU are included in the GPU comparison due to similar use cases

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