We have a full post on best PSU’s for the 3060 Ti here. It’s on the low end for the 3060 Ti, so if you’re looking for maximum efficiency and can find a 650W supply that doesn’t cost you more than 600W, we seriously recommend it. By quality we mean anything that’s Gold rated from one of many trusted brands. Yes, having a quality 600W is good enough for both of these cards. Offcial Nvidia Requirements for the RTX 3060 Ti (left) & 3060 (right) It’s going to be close to the total usage of your computer though, which means your PSU won’t be as efficient as it could be. If you have a really quality power supply (Gold rated or even higher), then you could get away with 500W. Is 500W Enough for RTX 3060 & 3060 Ti?ĥ00W is where you can consider that the overall quality of PSU’s gets better, as many companies simply don’t want to put their best into sub-500W systems.
Unfortunately, while 400W would be enough to handle the GPU alone, it’s not nearly enough to run a good gaming computer, especially if your power supply is from an unknown brand, or came built-in with the case.īecause the RTX 3060 Ti needs even slightly more power, 400W is far from enough. Chances are, your overall required number is lower. While Nvidia recommends your PSU to be at least 550W for the RTX 3060, their results were tested using a high-end i9 processor. On top of that, if you ever plan on overclocking any of your components, this would need to be even higher. On average, you could say around extra 200 Watts higher (for the CPU, fans etc.). This 340/400 Watt information is not accounting for the fact that your PSU has to power everything in your computer though, which pushes the overall required number higher. While most will stay in the lower, idle part for the majority of their life, you want your power supply to be able to handle any peaks that happen during heavy gaming, even if just for a single second. That’s why your power supply needs to have a minimum of 400 Watts, which is more than double the peak.īecause every graphics card has an average and a peak power consumption part. The RTX 3060 Ti at its peak consumes around ~200 Watts. That’s why your power supply needs to have a minimum of 340 Watts, which is more than double the peak. The RTX 3060 at its peak consumes around ~170 Watts.
RTX 3060 POWER CONSUMPTION UPGRADE
If you’re looking to upgrade your old graphics card to one of the new RTX 3 series GPU’s, the 3060 is easily one of the best choices for your money.
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