What power supply do you need for RIDE
RIDE needs a 650 W or larger power supply (80+ Bronze / Gold) by the recommended requirements (GeForce GTX 780 + FX-8350), 550 W at the very least; system load is about 465 W with spikes up to 565 W.
System load and spikes for RIDE
| Graphics card (recommended) | GeForce GTX 780 · 250 W |
| Processor | FX-8350 · 125 W |
| Board, memory, drives, fans | 90 W |
| Average load | 465 W |
| Short spikes | 565 W |
| recommended PSU | 650 W · 80+ Bronze / Gold |
Official requirements of RIDE
Graphics card · minimum: «NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 @ 1GB / ATI Radeon HD 6790 @ 1GB*»
Graphics card · recommended: «NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 / AMD Radeon R9 290X*»
Processor · minimum: «Intel Core i3-530 @ 2.93 GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 810 @ 2.60 GHz»
Processor · recommended: «Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.4 GHz / AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0 GHz»
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PSU wattage for RIDE 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 and their PSU
| Graphics card | 1080p High | TDP | Recommended PSU |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1660 | 64 | 120 W | 450 W |
| GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 69 | 120 W | 450 W |
| GeForce GTX 1660 Super | 73 | 125 W | 450 W |
| GeForce GTX 1070 | 76 | 150 W | 500 W |
| GeForce RTX 2060 | 85 | 160 W | 500 W |
| GeForce GTX 1080 | 85 | 180 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 RIDE needs
Key figures
- Recommended PSU for RIDE: 650 W (80+ Bronze / Gold), minimum 550 W.
- Calculation: GeForce GTX 780 (250 W) + FX-8350 (125 W) + 90 W; load ≈ 465 W, spikes ≈ 565 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.
What power supply do you need for RIDE
RIDE needs a 650 W or larger power supply (80+ Bronze / Gold) by the recommended requirements (GeForce GTX 780 + FX-8350), 550 W at the very least; system load is about 465 W with spikes up to 565 W.
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Sources: Steam