What power supply do you need for Steep™
Steep™ needs a 500 W or larger power supply (80+ Bronze) by the recommended requirements (GeForce GTX 970 + FX-8350), 450 W at the very least; system load is about 360 W with spikes up to 418 W.
System load and spikes for Steep™
| Graphics card (recommended) | GeForce GTX 970 · 145 W |
| Processor | FX-8350 · 125 W |
| Board, memory, drives, fans | 90 W |
| Average load | 360 W |
| Short spikes | 418 W |
| recommended PSU | 500 W · 80+ Bronze |
Official requirements of Steep™
Graphics card · minimum: «GeForce GTX 560TI or Radeon R7 260X»
Graphics card · recommended: «GeForce GTX 970 or Radeon R9 390»
Processor · minimum: «Intel Core i5 2400S at 2.5 Ghz or AMD FX-4100 at 3.6 Ghz»
Processor · recommended: «Intel Core i7 3770K at 3.5 Ghz or AMD FX-8350 at 4.0 Ghz»
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PSU wattage for Steep™ 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 Steep™ and their PSU
| Graphics card | 1080p High | TDP | Recommended PSU |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1660 | 61 | 120 W | 450 W |
| GeForce GTX 1660 Ti | 65 | 120 W | 450 W |
| GeForce GTX 1660 Super | 69 | 125 W | 450 W |
| GeForce GTX 1070 | 72 | 150 W | 500 W |
| GeForce RTX 2060 | 81 | 160 W | 500 W |
| GeForce GTX 1080 | 81 | 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 Steep™ needs
Key figures
- Recommended PSU for Steep™: 500 W (80+ Bronze), minimum 450 W.
- Calculation: GeForce GTX 970 (145 W) + FX-8350 (125 W) + 90 W; load ≈ 360 W, spikes ≈ 418 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 Steep™
Steep™ needs a 500 W or larger power supply (80+ Bronze) by the recommended requirements (GeForce GTX 970 + FX-8350), 450 W at the very least; system load is about 360 W with spikes up to 418 W.
- Recommended PSU for Steep™
- 500 W (80+ Bronze), minimum 450 W.
FAQ
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Where does FPSHQ get its data?
Sources: Steam