What power supply do you need for The Medium
The Medium needs a 500 W or larger power supply (80+ Bronze) by the recommended requirements (GeForce RTX 2080 + Core i5-9600), 450 W at the very least; system load is about 370 W with spikes up to 456 W. For the minimum requirements 400 W is enough.
System load and spikes for The Medium
| Graphics card (recommended) | GeForce RTX 2080 · 215 W |
| Processor | Core i5-9600 · 65 W |
| Board, memory, drives, fans | 90 W |
| Average load | 370 W |
| Short spikes | 456 W |
| recommended PSU | 500 W · 80+ Bronze |
Official requirements of The Medium
Graphics card · minimum: «@1080p NVIDIA GEFORCE® GTX 1650 Super or GTX 1060 / Radeon™ R9 390X»
Graphics card · recommended: «@1080p NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 1660 Super / Radeon™ RX 5600XT | @4K NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 2080 or RTX 3060 Ti / Radeon™ RX 6800»
Processor · minimum: «Intel® Core™ i5-6600 / AMD Ryzen™ 5 2500X»
Processor · recommended: «Intel® Core™ i5-9600 / AMD Ryzen™ 7 3700X»
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PSU wattage for The Medium 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 The Medium and their PSU
| Graphics card | 1080p High | TDP | Recommended PSU |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 2060 | 61 | 160 W | 450 W |
| GeForce GTX 1080 | 61 | 180 W | 450 W |
| GeForce RTX 3050 | 61 | 130 W | 400 W |
| GeForce RTX 2060 Super | 66 | 175 W | 450 W |
| Radeon RX 6600 | 67 | 132 W | 400 W |
| GeForce GTX 1080 Ti | 68 | 250 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 The Medium needs
Key figures
- Recommended PSU for The Medium: 500 W (80+ Bronze), minimum 450 W.
- Calculation: GeForce RTX 2080 (215 W) + Core i5-9600 (65 W) + 90 W; load ≈ 370 W, spikes ≈ 456 W.
- For the minimum requirements — 400 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 The Medium
The Medium needs a 500 W or larger power supply (80+ Bronze) by the recommended requirements (GeForce RTX 2080 + Core i5-9600), 450 W at the very least; system load is about 370 W with spikes up to 456 W. For the minimum requirements 400 W is enough.
- Recommended PSU for The Medium
- 500 W (80+ Bronze), minimum 450 W.
- For the minimum requirements
- 400 W.
FAQ
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Where does FPSHQ get its data?
Sources: Steam