What power supply do you need for Groundwork Simulator
Groundwork Simulator needs a 450 W or larger power supply (80+ Bronze) by the recommended requirements (GeForce RTX 3060 + Core i5-12400), 400 W at the very least; system load is about 325 W with spikes up to 393 W. For the minimum requirements 400 W is enough.
System load and spikes for Groundwork Simulator
| Graphics card (recommended) | GeForce RTX 3060 · 170 W |
| Processor | Core i5-12400 · 65 W |
| Board, memory, drives, fans | 90 W |
| Average load | 325 W |
| Short spikes | 393 W |
| recommended PSU | 450 W · 80+ Bronze |
Official requirements of Groundwork Simulator
Graphics card · minimum: «NVIDIA GTX 1070 — 8 GB VRAM»
Graphics card · recommended: «NVIDIA RTX 3060 — 8 GB / AMD RX 6600 — 8 GB»
Processor · minimum: «Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600»
Processor · recommended: «Intel Core i5-12400 / AMD Ryzen 5 5600»
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PSU wattage for Groundwork Simulator 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 Groundwork Simulator and their PSU
| Graphics card | 1080p High | TDP | Recommended PSU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radeon RX 5700 XT | 63 | 225 W | 500 W |
| GeForce RTX 3060 | 68 | 170 W | 450 W |
| GeForce RTX 5050 | 70 | 130 W | 400 W |
| Radeon RX 7600 | 66 | 165 W | 450 W |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | 78 | 115 W | 400 W |
| Radeon RX 6700 XT | 83 | 230 W | 550 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 Groundwork Simulator needs
Key figures
- Recommended PSU for Groundwork Simulator: 450 W (80+ Bronze), minimum 400 W.
- Calculation: GeForce RTX 3060 (170 W) + Core i5-12400 (65 W) + 90 W; load ≈ 325 W, spikes ≈ 393 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 Groundwork Simulator
Groundwork Simulator needs a 450 W or larger power supply (80+ Bronze) by the recommended requirements (GeForce RTX 3060 + Core i5-12400), 400 W at the very least; system load is about 325 W with spikes up to 393 W. For the minimum requirements 400 W is enough.
- Recommended PSU for Groundwork Simulator
- 450 W (80+ Bronze), minimum 400 W.
- For the minimum requirements
- 400 W.
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Sources: Steam