What power supply do you need for OPERATOR
OPERATOR needs a 550 W or larger power supply (80+ Bronze) by the recommended requirements (GeForce RTX 3060 Ti + Core i7-12700K), 500 W at the very least; system load is about 415 W with spikes up to 495 W. For the minimum requirements 400 W is enough.
System load and spikes for OPERATOR
| Graphics card (recommended) | GeForce RTX 3060 Ti · 200 W |
| Processor | Core i7-12700K · 125 W |
| Board, memory, drives, fans | 90 W |
| Average load | 415 W |
| Short spikes | 495 W |
| recommended PSU | 550 W · 80+ Bronze |
Official requirements of OPERATOR
Graphics card · minimum: «GTX 1060 (minimum 4GB VRAM)»
Graphics card · recommended: «RTX 3060 TI»
Processor · minimum: «i5-3570k»
Processor · recommended: «i7-12700k»
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PSU wattage for OPERATOR 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 OPERATOR and their PSU
| Graphics card | 1080p High | TDP | Recommended PSU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radeon RX 5700 XT | 61 | 225 W | 600 W |
| GeForce RTX 3060 | 66 | 170 W | 550 W |
| GeForce RTX 5050 | 68 | 130 W | 450 W |
| Radeon RX 7600 | 64 | 165 W | 500 W |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | 76 | 115 W | 450 W |
| Radeon RX 6700 XT | 80 | 230 W | 600 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 OPERATOR needs
Key figures
- Recommended PSU for OPERATOR: 550 W (80+ Bronze), minimum 500 W.
- Calculation: GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (200 W) + Core i7-12700K (125 W) + 90 W; load ≈ 415 W, spikes ≈ 495 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 OPERATOR
OPERATOR needs a 550 W or larger power supply (80+ Bronze) by the recommended requirements (GeForce RTX 3060 Ti + Core i7-12700K), 500 W at the very least; system load is about 415 W with spikes up to 495 W. For the minimum requirements 400 W is enough.
- Recommended PSU for OPERATOR
- 550 W (80+ Bronze), minimum 500 W.
- For the minimum requirements
- 400 W.
FAQ
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Where does FPSHQ get its data?
Sources: Steam