What power supply do you need for Quantum Break
Quantum Break needs a 450 W or larger power supply (80+ Bronze) by the recommended requirements (GeForce GTX 970 + Core i5-4690), 400 W at the very least; system load is about 319 W with spikes up to 377 W. For the minimum requirements 500 W is enough.
System load and spikes for Quantum Break
| Graphics card (recommended) | GeForce GTX 970 · 145 W |
| Processor | Core i5-4690 · 84 W |
| Board, memory, drives, fans | 90 W |
| Average load | 319 W |
| Short spikes | 377 W |
| recommended PSU | 450 W · 80+ Bronze |
Official requirements of Quantum Break
Graphics card · minimum: «NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD Radeon R7 260x»
Graphics card · recommended: «NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or AMD Radeon R9 390»
Processor · minimum: «Intel Core i5-4460, 2.70GHz or AMD FX-6300»
Processor · recommended: «Intel Core i5 4690, 3.9GHz or AMD equivalent»
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PSU wattage for Quantum Break 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 Quantum Break and their PSU
| Graphics card | 1080p High | TDP | Recommended PSU |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1660 | 61 | 120 W | 400 W |
| GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 65 | 120 W | 400 W |
| GeForce GTX 1660 Super | 69 | 125 W | 400 W |
| GeForce GTX 1070 | 72 | 150 W | 450 W |
| GeForce RTX 2060 | 81 | 160 W | 450 W |
| GeForce GTX 1080 | 81 | 180 W | 500 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 Quantum Break needs
Key figures
- Recommended PSU for Quantum Break: 450 W (80+ Bronze), minimum 400 W.
- Calculation: GeForce GTX 970 (145 W) + Core i5-4690 (84 W) + 90 W; load ≈ 319 W, spikes ≈ 377 W.
- For the minimum requirements — 500 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 Quantum Break
Quantum Break needs a 450 W or larger power supply (80+ Bronze) by the recommended requirements (GeForce GTX 970 + Core i5-4690), 400 W at the very least; system load is about 319 W with spikes up to 377 W. For the minimum requirements 500 W is enough.
- Recommended PSU for Quantum Break
- 450 W (80+ Bronze), minimum 400 W.
- For the minimum requirements
- 500 W.
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Sources: Steam