What power supply do you need for Trailmakers
Trailmakers needs a 550 W or larger power supply (80+ Bronze) by the recommended requirements (GeForce GTX 1080 + Core i7-7700K), 500 W at the very least; system load is about 395 W with spikes up to 467 W.
System load and spikes for Trailmakers
| Graphics card (recommended) | GeForce GTX 1080 · 180 W |
| Processor | Core i7-7700K · 125 W |
| Board, memory, drives, fans | 90 W |
| Average load | 395 W |
| Short spikes | 467 W |
| recommended PSU | 550 W · 80+ Bronze |
Official requirements of Trailmakers
Graphics card · minimum: «GTX 660»
Graphics card · recommended: «GTX 1080»
Processor · minimum: «i5-4440 (3.1 GHz quad-core)»
Processor · recommended: «i7-7700K»
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PSU wattage for Trailmakers 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 Trailmakers and their PSU
| Graphics card | 1080p High | TDP | Recommended PSU |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 1070 | 61 | 150 W | 500 W |
| GeForce RTX 2060 | 68 | 160 W | 500 W |
| GeForce GTX 1080 | 68 | 180 W | 550 W |
| GeForce RTX 3050 | 68 | 130 W | 450 W |
| GeForce RTX 2060 Super | 73 | 175 W | 550 W |
| Radeon RX 6600 | 75 | 132 W | 500 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 Trailmakers needs
Key figures
- Recommended PSU for Trailmakers: 550 W (80+ Bronze), minimum 500 W.
- Calculation: GeForce GTX 1080 (180 W) + Core i7-7700K (125 W) + 90 W; load ≈ 395 W, spikes ≈ 467 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 Trailmakers
Trailmakers needs a 550 W or larger power supply (80+ Bronze) by the recommended requirements (GeForce GTX 1080 + Core i7-7700K), 500 W at the very least; system load is about 395 W with spikes up to 467 W.
- Recommended PSU for Trailmakers
- 550 W (80+ Bronze), minimum 500 W.
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Sources: Steam