Power supply

What power supply do you need for Bayonetta

Bayonetta needs a 450 W or larger power supply (80+ Bronze) by the recommended requirements (GeForce GTX 760 + Core i5-4460), 400 W at the very least; system load is about 344 W with spikes up to 412 W.

450 Wrecommended PSU
400 Wminimum acceptable

System load and spikes for Bayonetta

Average loadShort spikesRecommended PSU
Graphics card (recommended)GeForce GTX 760 · 170 W
ProcessorCore i5-4460 · 84 W
Board, memory, drives, fans90 W
Average load344 W
Short spikes412 W
recommended PSU450 W · 80+ Bronze

Official requirements of Bayonetta

Graphics card · minimum: «Radeon HD6950 / GeForce GTX 570 (VRAM 768MB)»

Graphics card · recommended: «Radeon HD7870 / Geforce GTX 760 or more (VRAM 2GB or more)»

Processor · minimum: «Core i3 3220»

Processor · recommended: «Core i5 4460»

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PSU wattage for Bayonetta by graphics card

Recommended PSU wattage (W) with headroom for peak loads; dashed line — a common 650 W PSU.

Graphics cards with 60+ FPS in Bayonetta and their PSU

Graphics card1080p HighTDPRecommended PSU
GeForce GTX 166064120 W400 W
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti69120 W400 W
GeForce GTX 1660 Super73125 W400 W
GeForce GTX 107076150 W450 W
GeForce RTX 206085160 W450 W
GeForce GTX 108085180 W500 W

The most affordable (by performance) popular graphics cards that reach 60+ FPS at 1080p High by the FPSHQ model, and the PSU they need with the CPU from the requirements.

What else Bayonetta needs

Key figures

data updated

How we calculate

The graphics card and processor come from the game’s official requirements (Steam or the publisher) and are matched to the FPSHQ catalog only by exact model name; power is the rated TDP from the catalog.

One formula for the whole site: load = GPU TDP + CPU TDP + 90 W (board, memory, drives, fans); peak = 1.4 × GPU TDP + CPU TDP + 90 W; recommended PSU — the nearest standard rating not below max(load × 1.3; peak).

If the CPU in the requirements is not recognized, a mid-range 105 W class is used — this is marked on the page.

methodology →

Key figures

Unique FPSHQ metrics from this page's data

450 W (80+ Bronze), minimum 400 W.
Recommended PSU for Bayonetta
In short

What power supply do you need for Bayonetta

Bayonetta needs a 450 W or larger power supply (80+ Bronze) by the recommended requirements (GeForce GTX 760 + Core i5-4460), 400 W at the very least; system load is about 344 W with spikes up to 412 W.

Recommended PSU for Bayonetta
450 W (80+ Bronze), minimum 400 W.
updated · source: FPSHQ model estimate

FAQ

What PSU do I need for Bayonetta?
Bayonetta needs a 450 W or larger power supply (80+ Bronze) by the recommended requirements (GeForce GTX 760 + Core i5-4460), 400 W at the very least; system load is about 344 W with spikes up to 412 W.
Is 500 W enough for Bayonetta?
The recommended PSU for Bayonetta is 450 W, the minimum acceptable is 400 W (calculated from the recommended requirements). If your graphics card is different, use the calculator on this page.
Why a PSU with headroom?
Graphics cards briefly draw more than their rated TDP: the formula accounts for spikes (1.4 × GPU TDP) and a 30% margin over the average load, so the PSU runs quieter and does not trip its protection.
Where does FPSHQ get its data?
From four sources: official developer and Steam system requirements (191,330 games), hardware manufacturers' specifications (1,965 GPUs, 456 CPUs), FPS measurements from reviews, YouTube and players (106 independent measurements and 4,800 rows of aggregated review data), and the FPSHQ model where no measurement exists — always labelled "estimate".

Sources: Steam

FPSHQ unified FPS model estimate (benchmarks + calibration) · data updated · methodology