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GPU telemetry anomaly: 146W idle draw on A100 (white paper)

A white paper reveals that NVIDIA A100 GPUs can draw up to 146.66 watts while reporting 0% utilization, exposing a critical blind spot in GPU telemetry. The author proposes a new energy efficiency benchmark (CEI) and an open-source optimizer to detect such 'GHOST' anomalies.

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GPU telemetry anomaly: 146W idle draw on A100 (white paper)
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  • Reported GPU utilization can be 0% while actual power draw is over 146W, leading to hidden energy waste.
  • NVIDIA's MIG profiling limitation creates observability gaps in multi-tenant cloud environments.
  • The Compute Energy Intensity (CEI) benchmark standardizes FLOPs per joule for cross-provider comparison.
  • An open-source GPU Energy Optimizer detects GHOST and DESYNC anomalies and provides actionable optimizations.

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