How much electricity gaming costs

How many watts a gaming PC with a given graphics card draws and what it costs at different countries’ tariffs. Only official tariffs with a source and date; enter your own tariff in the calculator.

graphics cards with official TDP

50–575

TDP range, W

33.8

kWh per month — median gaming PC (3 h/day)

€10.43

a month of gaming on a 400 W PC at the EU-27 tariff

Gaming PC consumption with popular cards

Monthly kWh of a gaming PC with popular graphics cards (3 h a day) · FPSHQ, Oct 2, 2026

Official electricity tariffs

Example — a PC drawing 400 W while gaming, 3 hours of gaming a day.

Country	Tariff per kWh	Hour of gaming	Month (3 h/day)	Source
United States	$ 0.173 · 2025	$ 0.069	$ 6.23	EIA STEO (Sep 2026), table 7c checked Oct 2, 2026
United Kingdom	£ 0.263 · 2026-10-01 – 2026-12-31	£ 0.105	£ 9.48	Ofgem energy price cap (Direct Debit) checked Oct 2, 2026
European Union (average)	0.290 € · 2025-S2	0.116 €	10.43 €	Eurostat nrg_pc_204 (2500–4999 kWh, I_TAX) checked Oct 2, 2026
Germany	0.387 € · 2025-S2	0.155 €	13.93 €	Eurostat nrg_pc_204 (2500–4999 kWh, I_TAX) checked Oct 2, 2026
Italy	0.297 € · 2025-S2	0.119 €	10.68 €	Eurostat nrg_pc_204 (2500–4999 kWh, I_TAX) checked Oct 2, 2026
Spain	0.267 € · 2025-S2	0.107 €	9.61 €	Eurostat nrg_pc_204 (2500–4999 kWh, I_TAX) checked Oct 2, 2026
France	0.256 € · 2025-S2	0.102 €	9.22 €	Eurostat nrg_pc_204 (2500–4999 kWh, I_TAX) checked Oct 2, 2026
Portugal	0.244 € · 2025-S2	0.097 €	8.77 €	Eurostat nrg_pc_204 (2500–4999 kWh, I_TAX) checked Oct 2, 2026
Poland	1.15 zł · 2025-S2	0.460 zł	41.42 zł	Eurostat nrg_pc_204 (2500–4999 kWh, I_TAX, NAC) checked Oct 2, 2026
Türkiye	₺ 3.08 · 2025-S2	₺ 1.23	₺ 110.85	Eurostat nrg_pc_204 (2500–4999 kWh, I_TAX, NAC) checked Oct 2, 2026

Household tariffs including taxes; for countries without a verified official tariff, enter yours in the calculator on a graphics card page.

Graphics card power draw

Graphics card	TDP	kWh per month (3 h/day, whole PC)
GeForce RTX 5090	575 W	69.3
GeForce RTX 4090	450 W	58.1
GeForce RTX 5080	360 W	50.0
GeForce RTX 4080 Super	320 W	46.4
GeForce RTX 4080	320 W	46.4
Radeon RX 7900 XTX	355 W	49.5
GeForce RTX 5070 Ti	300 W	44.6
Radeon RX 9070 XT	304 W	44.9
Radeon RX 7900 XT	300 W	44.6
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super	285 W	43.2
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	450 W	58.1
Radeon RX 9070	220 W	37.4
GeForce RTX 5070	250 W	40.1
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti	285 W	43.2
GeForce RTX 3090	350 W	49.1
GeForce RTX 4070 Super	220 W	37.4
Radeon RX 7900 GRE	260 W	41.0
Radeon RX 6950 XT	335 W	47.7
Radeon RX 9070 GRE	220 W	37.4
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti	350 W	49.1
NVIDIA RTX A6000	254 W	40.4
GeForce RTX 4070	200 W	35.6
Radeon RX 7800 XT	263 W	41.2
GeForce RTX 3080	320 W	46.4
Radeon RX 6900 XT	300 W	44.6
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti	180 W	33.8
Radeon RX 6800 XT	300 W	44.6
NVIDIA RTX A5000	218 W	37.2
Radeon RX 7700 XT	245 W	39.6
Radeon RX 6800	250 W	40.1
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti	290 W	43.7
Radeon RX 7700	225 W	37.8
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti	160 W	32.0
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB	165 W	32.4
GeForce RTX 3070	220 W	37.4
Radeon RX 9060 XT	160 W	32.0
GeForce RTX 5060	145 W	30.6
Radeon RX 6750 XT	250 W	40.1
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti	250 W	40.1
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti	200 W	35.6
Radeon RX 6700 XT	230 W	38.3
GeForce RTX 4060	115 W	27.9
Radeon RX 7600 XT	190 W	34.7
Intel Arc B580	190 W	34.7
Radeon RX 6700	175 W	33.3
Radeon RX 7600	165 W	32.4
Intel Arc A770	225 W	37.8
Intel Arc B570	150 W	31.1
GeForce RTX 2080 Super	250 W	40.1
Radeon RX 6650 XT	180 W	33.8
GeForce RTX 5050	130 W	29.3
GeForce RTX 2070 Super	215 W	36.9
GeForce RTX 2080	215 W	36.9
Radeon RX 6600 XT	160 W	32.0
GeForce RTX 3060	170 W	32.9
Radeon RX 5700 XT	225 W	37.8
Intel Arc A580	175 W	33.3
GeForce RTX 2070	175 W	33.3
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti	250 W	40.1
Radeon RX 6600	132 W	29.4
Radeon RX 5700	180 W	33.8
GeForce RTX 2060 Super	175 W	33.3
GeForce RTX 3050	130 W	29.3
GeForce GTX 1080	180 W	33.8
GeForce RTX 2060	160 W	32.0
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti	180 W	33.8
Radeon RX 5600 XT	150 W	31.1
GeForce GTX 1070	150 W	31.1
GeForce GTX 1660 Super	125 W	28.8
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti	120 W	28.4
GeForce GTX 1660	120 W	28.4
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	120 W	28.4
GeForce GTX 980 Ti	250 W	40.1
Radeon RX 5500 XT	130 W	29.3
Radeon RX 6500 XT	107 W	27.2
GeForce GTX 1650 Super	100 W	26.6
Radeon RX 590	225 W	37.8
Intel Arc A380	75 W	24.3
GeForce GTX 980	165 W	32.4
Radeon RX 5500	110 W	27.5
Radeon RX 580	185 W	34.2
GeForce GTX 1060 3GB	120 W	28.4
GeForce GTX 1650	75 W	24.3
GeForce GTX 970	145 W	30.6
Radeon RX 570	150 W	31.1
Radeon RX 480	150 W	31.1
Radeon RX 6400	53 W	22.3
GeForce GTX 780	250 W	40.1
Radeon RX 470	120 W	28.4
GeForce GTX 770	230 W	38.3
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti	75 W	24.3
GeForce GTX 960	120 W	28.4
GeForce GTX 1050	75 W	24.3
GeForce GTX 760	170 W	32.9
Radeon RX 560	80 W	24.8
GeForce GTX 950	90 W	25.7
Radeon RX 460	75 W	24.3
GeForce GTX 750 Ti	60 W	23.0
Radeon RX 550	50 W	22.1

Whole PC — FPSHQ estimate: GPU TDP + 105 W CPU + 90 W for the motherboard, memory and drives.

Frequently asked questions

How much electricity does a gaming PC use per month?

At 3 hours of gaming a day, a PC with a median catalog card (TDP 180 W, 105 W CPU class) uses about 33.8 kWh a month; with the hungriest card (575 W) up to 69.3 kWh.

How much does an hour of gaming on a 400 W PC cost?

A 400 W PC uses 0.40 kWh per hour: at the EU-27 tariff (0.29 €/kWh, 2025-S2) that is €0.12, in the US (0.17 $/kWh) — $0.07. Other countries are in the table above.

Which graphics card uses the least power?

Among the popular cards in the chart the GeForce RTX 4060 draws the least — 115 W rated; the most is the GeForce RTX 5090 at 575 W. For the whole PC at 3 h a day that is a 41.4 kWh monthly difference.

Why do you use TDP rather than wall measurements?

TDP is the only figure the manufacturer publishes for all 99 catalog cards. In games a card usually runs close to it; idle and browsing use far less, while short spikes go higher (the PSU picker accounts for them). For the whole PC we add a 105 W CPU class and 90 W for the rest — as in the PSU calculator.

Methodology and sources

GPU consumption is the rated TDP from the FPSHQ catalog; the whole PC follows the PSU sizing formula (GPU + 105 W CPU + 90 W). Tariffs are official only: EIA STEO, Ofgem energy price cap, Eurostat nrg_pc_204; data checked Oct 2, 2026. Month = 3 h a day × 30 days. /methodology/