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I could run my 3080 full time at full bore and it’ll cost me $40. That’s 24x7.

The average user is taking $10-$20 a year Delta.

RTX 3080 draws up to 350 watts max.

Energy cost varies wildly per location.

Looking at: https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/cost-of-electricity-by-country

• The average cost of electricity in the US is 0.18USD per kWh
• The average cost of electricity in the UK is 0.40USD per kWh

Sidenote 1: Even within the two countries above, there's going to be massive regional differences, but we're just looking at the averages

Sidenote 2: Other places may have cheaper electricity (e.g. Argentina at 0.08USD per kWh) but that's only half the story since the people there make a lot less money so it still takes up a significant cost for them.

Running the card at those costs 24x7 is:

• US: $10.58USD per week, $552.26USD per year
• UK: $23.52USD per week, $1,227.24USD per year

So a little bigger than:

The average user is taking $10-$20 a year Delta.

Going further, assuming an average 4 year card lifespan, that's:

• US: $2,209.04USD
• UK: $4,908.96USD