Power supply

What power supply do you need for DESOLATE

DESOLATE needs a 450 W or larger power supply (80+ Bronze) by the recommended requirements (GeForce GTX 970 + Core i7-4770), 400 W at the very least; system load is about 319 W with spikes up to 377 W.

450 Wrecommended PSU
400 Wminimum acceptable

System load and spikes for DESOLATE

Average loadShort spikesRecommended PSU
Graphics card (recommended)GeForce GTX 970 · 145 W
ProcessorCore i7-4770 · 84 W
Board, memory, drives, fans90 W
Average load319 W
Short spikes377 W
recommended PSU450 W · 80+ Bronze

Official requirements of DESOLATE

Graphics card · minimum: «NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 or analogue with 2GB VRAM»

Graphics card · recommended: «NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or analogue with 4 GB VRAM»

Processor · minimum: «Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.1 GHz or AMD FX-6300 @ 3.5 GHz or equivalent»

Processor · recommended: «Intel Core i7-4770 @ 3.4 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.2 GHz or equivalent»

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PSU wattage for DESOLATE 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 DESOLATE and their PSU

Graphics card1080p HighTDPRecommended PSU
GeForce GTX 1660 Super63125 W400 W
GeForce GTX 107066150 W450 W
GeForce RTX 206073160 W450 W
GeForce GTX 108073180 W500 W
GeForce RTX 305073130 W400 W
GeForce RTX 2060 Super78175 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 DESOLATE needs

Key figures

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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 DESOLATE
In short

What power supply do you need for DESOLATE

DESOLATE needs a 450 W or larger power supply (80+ Bronze) by the recommended requirements (GeForce GTX 970 + Core i7-4770), 400 W at the very least; system load is about 319 W with spikes up to 377 W.

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

FAQ

What PSU do I need for DESOLATE?
DESOLATE needs a 450 W or larger power supply (80+ Bronze) by the recommended requirements (GeForce GTX 970 + Core i7-4770), 400 W at the very least; system load is about 319 W with spikes up to 377 W.
Is 500 W enough for DESOLATE?
The recommended PSU for DESOLATE 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 (150,929 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