Power supply

What power supply do you need for Ride 2

Ride 2 needs a 450 W or larger power supply (80+ Bronze) by the recommended requirements (GeForce GTX 970 + Core i5-4670K), 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 Ride 2

Average loadShort spikesRecommended PSU
Graphics card (recommended)GeForce GTX 970 · 145 W
ProcessorCore i5-4670K · 84 W
Board, memory, drives, fans90 W
Average load319 W
Short spikes377 W
recommended PSU450 W · 80+ Bronze

Official requirements of Ride 2

Graphics card · minimum: «GeForce GT 640 / Radeon HD 6670 1GB*»

Graphics card · recommended: «GeForce GTX 970 / AMD Radeon R9 390 4GB*»

Processor · minimum: «Intel i5 2500K 3.3GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 850 or equivalent»

Processor · recommended: «Intel Core i5 4670K 3.4 GHz / AMD FX-9590 4.7 GHz or equivalent»

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PSU wattage for Ride 2 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 Ride 2 and their PSU

Graphics card1080p HighTDPRecommended PSU
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti60120 W400 W
GeForce GTX 1660 Super64125 W400 W
GeForce GTX 107067150 W450 W
GeForce RTX 206075160 W450 W
GeForce GTX 108075180 W500 W
GeForce RTX 305075130 W400 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 Ride 2 needs

Key figures

data updated

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 Ride 2
In short

What power supply do you need for Ride 2

Ride 2 needs a 450 W or larger power supply (80+ Bronze) by the recommended requirements (GeForce GTX 970 + Core i5-4670K), 400 W at the very least; system load is about 319 W with spikes up to 377 W.

Recommended PSU for Ride 2
450 W (80+ Bronze), minimum 400 W.
updated · source: FPSHQ model estimate

FAQ

What PSU do I need for Ride 2?
Ride 2 needs a 450 W or larger power supply (80+ Bronze) by the recommended requirements (GeForce GTX 970 + Core i5-4670K), 400 W at the very least; system load is about 319 W with spikes up to 377 W.
Is 500 W enough for Ride 2?
The recommended PSU for Ride 2 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 (191,286 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