It’ll buy us about 8 more years. At this rate, the TGP is increasing at about 10% per year:

3090: Late 2020, 350W 4090: Late 2022, 450W 5090: Early 2025, 575W

Therefore, around 2037, a single 90-tier GPU will pop a 110V breaker, and by 2045, it will pop a 220V breaker too.

/s

How else are you gonna cool 925W in a PC form factor? Ever seen fans for server racks?

Out of curiosity, how much does this cost with an electrician?

That’s just the GPU with efficient other parts. Now if we do 575W GPU + 350W CPU + 75W RGB fans + 200W monitors + 20% buffer, we are at 1440W, or 12A. Now we’re close to popping a breaker.

This makes me curious: What is the cheapest way to get a breaker that can handle more power? It seems like all the ways I can think of would be many 5090s in cost.

The prices are high, but what really is shocking are the power consumption figures. The 5090 is 575W(!!), while the 5080 is 360W, 5070Ti is 300W, and the 5070 is 250W.

If you are getting one of these, factor in the cost of a better PSU and your electric bill too. We’re getting closer and closer to the limit of power from a US electrical socket.