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What PSU do I need for a GeForce RTX 4060?

550 W to 550 W, depending on the processor beside it. With a Ryzen 7 7800X3D the answer is 550 W.

Where the watts go — Ryzen 7 7800X3D with GeForce RTX 4060

Power draw by component for a GeForce RTX 4060 build
Component Power
Ryzen 7 7800X3D at its ceiling162 W
GeForce RTX 4060 board power115 W
Motherboard25 W
Memory module x26 W
NVMe SSD7 W
Case fan x36 W
Continuous draw321 W

The recommendation of 550 W sits that draw at 58% of the supply's rating. The target is 80%: supplies lose capacity as they age, and a graphics card's millisecond transients have to come from somewhere.

Why the answer is a range

A GeForce RTX 4060 is rated at 115 W of board power, and NVIDIA recommends a 550 W supply for it. That single figure has to cover every processor anyone might pair with the card, which is why the honest answer depends on yours: across the 26 processors here this card needs anywhere from 550 W to 550 W.

With a Ryzen 7 7800X3D the whole system draws 321 W at once — 115 W for the card, 162 W for the processor at its power ceiling, and 44 W for the board, memory, drives and fans. That calls for 550 W, leaving the supply at 58% of its rating rather than sitting on top of it.

GeForce RTX 4060 with every processor

Power supply needed for a GeForce RTX 4060 with each processor
Processor System draw PSU needed Set by
Core i7-13700K412 W550 WBoth agree
Core i9-13900K412 W550 WBoth agree
Core i7-14700K412 W550 WBoth agree
Core i9-14900K412 W550 WBoth agree
Core Ultra 7 265K409 W550 WBoth agree
Core Ultra 9 285K409 W550 WBoth agree
Ryzen 9 9950X389 W550 WCard maker
Ryzen 9 9950X3D389 W550 WCard maker
Ryzen 9 7900X389 W550 WCard maker
Ryzen 9 7950X389 W550 WCard maker
Core i5-13600K340 W550 WCard maker
Core i5-14600K340 W550 WCard maker
Ryzen 7 9800X3D321 W550 WCard maker
Ryzen 9 9900X321 W550 WCard maker
Ryzen 7 7800X3D321 W550 WCard maker
Ryzen 9 7950X3D321 W550 WCard maker
Core Ultra 5 245K318 W550 WCard maker
Ryzen 5 7600X301 W550 WCard maker
Ryzen 7 7700X301 W550 WCard maker
Ryzen 7 5800X3D301 W550 WCard maker
Ryzen 9 5950X301 W550 WCard maker
Core i5-12400F276 W550 WCard maker
Ryzen 5 9600X247 W550 WCard maker
Ryzen 7 9700X247 W550 WCard maker
Ryzen 5 7600247 W550 WCard maker
Ryzen 5 5600X247 W550 WCard maker

Frequently asked questions

What PSU do I need for a GeForce RTX 4060?
Between 550 W and 550 W depending on the processor. With a Ryzen 7 7800X3D the answer is 550 W: the system draws 321 W at full load, and that leaves the supply at 58% of its rating.
How many watts does a GeForce RTX 4060 use?
115 W of total board power under load. That is the card alone — a complete system adds the processor's ceiling and roughly 44 W for the motherboard, memory, drives and fans.
NVIDIA recommends 550 W. Why does this page sometimes say more?
Because a card maker publishes one figure per card and it has to work with any processor. On this card no processor here pushes past it. Where the build needs less, the recommendation stays at the vendor's number.
Is a 550 W PSU enough for a GeForce RTX 4060?
Yes, for every processor in this table. It is NVIDIA's own recommendation and no pairing here exceeds it.

A sizing estimate, not a measurement. It adds the processor's power ceiling, the graphics card's rated board power and an itemised allowance for the rest of the system, then leaves headroom so the supply is not running at its limit. Real draw depends on the board's power profile, how far the parts are overclocked, and how a particular graphics card handles transient spikes. Treat a result within 50 W of a supply's rating as a reason to choose the next size up.

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