Older chips definitely consume more watt per processor power, newer are usually better on top of that too.
Talking about usage, not construction.
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lnxtx@feddit.nl 2 weeks ago
Do 7 nm chips are more energy intensive than older 100 nm?
Or it’s just scale, more chips to manufacture, more energy needed.
Valmond@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Cutting edge chips consume more electricity to manufacture as there are a crapload more steps than older fabs. All chips are made on the same size silicon wafers regardless of the fabrication process.
Gamers Nexus has some good videos about chip manufacturing if you are interested
Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
“Thanks Steve”