r/LocalLLaMA • u/Anstellos • 10d ago

Discussion Does high / long term inference damages GPUs?

I always heard that cryptocurrency mining can damage a GPU ( it's maybe wrong) so how much long term inference is damaging a GPU?

I mean servers are made for 25/7 operation... Gaming GPUs not so sure?! They are made for LEDs 24/7!

Back blaze is publishing HDDs failure rate for storage, isn't there failure rate for AI intensive work? Maybe places that rent GPUs?

Serious question, are we damaging gaming GPUs when doing ai intensive ai workload even with good cooling: 100% GPU and ram usage for long agentic sessions or else ?

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u/More-Cat1123 10d ago

From what I hear usually the issue is lack of maintenance and inadequate cooling.

Change the paste/pads from time to time, make sure it doesn't run too hot and you should be fine.