What power supply do you need for Foundation
Foundation needs a 500 W or larger power supply (80+ Bronze) by the recommended requirements (GeForce RTX 2060 + Core i7-6700K), 450 W at the very least; system load is about 375 W with spikes up to 439 W. For the minimum requirements 400 W is enough.
System load and spikes for Foundation
| Graphics card (recommended) | GeForce RTX 2060 · 160 W |
| Processor | Core i7-6700K · 125 W |
| Board, memory, drives, fans | 90 W |
| Average load | 375 W |
| Short spikes | 439 W |
| recommended PSU | 500 W · 80+ Bronze |
Official requirements of Foundation
Graphics card · minimum: «GTX 960 / R9 290 - 3 GB Video Memory»
Graphics card · recommended: «RTX 2060»
Processor · minimum: «Intel Core i5-4460»
Processor · recommended: «Intel Core i7-6700K»
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PSU wattage for Foundation 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 Foundation and their PSU
| Graphics card | 1080p High | TDP | Recommended PSU |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 2060 | 64 | 160 W | 500 W |
| GeForce GTX 1080 | 64 | 180 W | 550 W |
| GeForce RTX 3050 | 64 | 130 W | 450 W |
| GeForce RTX 2060 Super | 69 | 175 W | 550 W |
| Radeon RX 6600 | 70 | 132 W | 500 W |
| GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | 71 | 250 W | 650 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 Foundation needs
Key figures
- Recommended PSU for Foundation: 500 W (80+ Bronze), minimum 450 W.
- Calculation: GeForce RTX 2060 (160 W) + Core i7-6700K (125 W) + 90 W; load ≈ 375 W, spikes ≈ 439 W.
- For the minimum requirements — 400 W.
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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.
Key figures
Unique FPSHQ metrics from this page's data
What power supply do you need for Foundation
Foundation needs a 500 W or larger power supply (80+ Bronze) by the recommended requirements (GeForce RTX 2060 + Core i7-6700K), 450 W at the very least; system load is about 375 W with spikes up to 439 W. For the minimum requirements 400 W is enough.
- Recommended PSU for Foundation
- 500 W (80+ Bronze), minimum 450 W.
- For the minimum requirements
- 400 W.
FAQ
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Where does FPSHQ get its data?
Sources: Steam