Power supply

What power supply do you need for BOXVR

BOXVR needs a 500 W or larger power supply (80+ Bronze) by the minimum requirements (GeForce GTX 970 + FX-8350), 450 W at the very least; system load is about 360 W with spikes up to 418 W.

500 Wrecommended PSU
450 Wminimum acceptable

System load and spikes for BOXVR

Average loadShort spikesRecommended PSU
Graphics card (minimum)GeForce GTX 970 · 145 W
ProcessorFX-8350 · 125 W
Board, memory, drives, fans90 W
Average load360 W
Short spikes418 W
recommended PSU500 W · 80+ Bronze

Official requirements of BOXVR

Graphics card · minimum: «NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 970 / AMD Radeon™ R9 290 equivalent or greater»

Processor · minimum: «Intel® i5-4590 / AMD FX 8350 equivalent or greater»

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Pick your graphics card and CPU power — same formula.

PSU wattage for BOXVR 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 BOXVR and their PSU

Graphics card1080p HighTDPRecommended PSU
GeForce RTX 206064160 W500 W
GeForce GTX 108064180 W550 W
GeForce RTX 305064130 W450 W
GeForce RTX 2060 Super69175 W550 W
Radeon RX 660070132 W500 W
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti71250 W650 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 BOXVR 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

500 W (80+ Bronze), minimum 450 W.
Recommended PSU for BOXVR
In short

What power supply do you need for BOXVR

BOXVR needs a 500 W or larger power supply (80+ Bronze) by the minimum requirements (GeForce GTX 970 + FX-8350), 450 W at the very least; system load is about 360 W with spikes up to 418 W.

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

FAQ

What PSU do I need for BOXVR?
BOXVR needs a 500 W or larger power supply (80+ Bronze) by the minimum requirements (GeForce GTX 970 + FX-8350), 450 W at the very least; system load is about 360 W with spikes up to 418 W.
Is 500 W enough for BOXVR?
The recommended PSU for BOXVR is 500 W, the minimum acceptable is 450 W (calculated from the minimum 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 (191,259 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