Nvidia will fix excessive GPU idle power usage at high refresh rates
by from Techreport on (#STRQ)
A couple weeks ago, PC Perspective came across an intriguing behavior when testing Asus' PG279Q monitor. While driving that monitor with a GeForce GTX 980 Ti, the site found that after selecting refresh rates higher than 120 Hz, the system power draw at the Windows desktop would climb dramatically for no apparent reason.
According to PCPer's analysis, the site's test system normally idles at about 75W. With the PG279Q attached, however, idle power draw climbed in tandem with refresh rates at the Windows desktop, hitting a ...