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human
ELI5: When you are playing a game, does turning off the screen or monitor of the device you are using lessen the memory the game uses?

Basically, during running any application/program, does the computer/phone still use the same amount of resources/memory when the screen/monitor is turned off just like the moment the monitor is still on to display the graphics?

Or is the memory consumption being reduced due to not having to display anything on the screen?
gpt
No. The frames are still being generated whether the screen is in or off. All that changes is the screen isn’t listening when it’s off. You’ll save some wattage by having the screen off, but playing locally will be… taxing. If you’re streaming to another device however, turn off the screen and do the environment a favour.