What power supply do you need for Starbase
Starbase needs a 650 W or larger power supply (80+ Bronze / Gold) by the recommended requirements (GeForce GTX 1080 Ti + Core i7-6700K), 550 W at the very least; system load is about 465 W with spikes up to 565 W. For the minimum requirements 450 W is enough.
System load and spikes for Starbase
| Graphics card (recommended) | GeForce GTX 1080 Ti · 250 W |
| Processor | Core i7-6700K · 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 Starbase
Graphics card · minimum: «NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB / AMD Radeon RX 480 4 GB»
Graphics card · recommended: «NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11 GB / AMD Radeon RX 5700 8 GB»
Processor · minimum: «AMD Ryzen 5 / Intel i7»
Processor · recommended: «AMD Ryzen 7 / Intel i7-6700k»
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PSU wattage for Starbase 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 Starbase and their PSU
| Graphics card | 1080p High | TDP | Recommended PSU |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 2060 Super | 61 | 175 W | 550 W |
| Radeon RX 6600 | 62 | 132 W | 500 W |
| GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | 63 | 250 W | 650 W |
| Radeon RX 5700 XT | 68 | 225 W | 600 W |
| GeForce RTX 3060 | 73 | 170 W | 550 W |
| GeForce RTX 5050 | 76 | 130 W | 450 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 Starbase needs
Key figures
- Recommended PSU for Starbase: 650 W (80+ Bronze / Gold), minimum 550 W.
- Calculation: GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (250 W) + Core i7-6700K (125 W) + 90 W; load ≈ 465 W, spikes ≈ 565 W.
- For the minimum requirements — 450 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 Starbase
Starbase needs a 650 W or larger power supply (80+ Bronze / Gold) by the recommended requirements (GeForce GTX 1080 Ti + Core i7-6700K), 550 W at the very least; system load is about 465 W with spikes up to 565 W. For the minimum requirements 450 W is enough.
- For the minimum requirements
- 450 W.
FAQ
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Sources: Steam