GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Power Consumption and Cost

180 W Total Graphics Power — about 153 W sustained in a real game, and 273 W from the wall with the rest of the machine. NVIDIA suggests a 600 W supply. 16 GB VRAM, RTX 50, 2025.

Running a GeForce RTX 5060 Ti

$107 a year in electricity

System draw: 273 W
Per month: $9
Card alone / yr: $50
Suggested PSU: 600 W

Gaming hours
Idle hours

Where the watts go

Power and running cost breakdown for a GeForce RTX 5060 Ti
Item	Power	Per year	Cost / year
Gaming hours	273 W	398.6 kWh	$77
Idle hours	70 W	153.3 kWh	$30
Whole machine	—	551.9 kWh	$107
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti alone	153 W	256.2 kWh	$50

What 180 W means for this card

At the 85% load these figures assume, a GeForce RTX 5060 Ti draws about 153 W in a game, and a machine built around it about 273 W from the wall. At California's average electricity price that comes to $192 a year, of which the card itself accounts for $89.

What stands out about the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti

A generation on from the RTX 4060 Ti.
Against the RTX 4060 Ti, a generation earlier: 15 W more rated power (180 W against 165 W), 8 GB more memory (16 GB against 8 GB) and about $4 more a year to run at the US average.
More memory than the closest AMD card by rated power.
The RX 7600 is rated at 165 W to this card's 180 W, but carries 8 GB of graphics memory against the RTX 5060 Ti's 16 GB.

Running cost by state

GeForce RTX 5060 Ti running cost in every US state
State	Cents / kWh	Per month	Per year whole machine	Card alone
Nevada	13.11	$6	$72	$34
Nebraska	13.25	$6	$73	$34
Utah	13.37	$6	$74	$34
Louisiana	13.49	$6	$74	$35
Tennessee	14.07	$6	$78	$36
Arkansas	14.12	$7	$78	$36
North Dakota	14.12	$7	$78	$36
Kentucky	14.26	$7	$79	$37
Oklahoma	14.33	$7	$79	$37
Idaho	14.37	$7	$79	$37
North Carolina	14.74	$7	$81	$38
Mississippi	14.88	$7	$82	$38
Washington	14.91	$7	$82	$38
New Mexico	15.06	$7	$83	$39
Florida	15.10	$7	$83	$39
Montana	15.14	$7	$84	$39
Arizona	15.18	$7	$84	$39
Wyoming	15.24	$7	$84	$39
South Dakota	15.36	$7	$85	$39
West Virginia	15.45	$7	$85	$40
South Carolina	15.55	$7	$86	$40
Kansas	15.71	$7	$87	$40
Iowa	15.93	$7	$88	$41
Texas	15.94	$7	$88	$41
Missouri	16.22	$7	$90	$42
Oregon	16.32	$8	$90	$42
Georgia	16.36	$8	$90	$42
Alabama	16.40	$8	$91	$42
Colorado	17.13	$8	$95	$44
Virginia	17.22	$8	$95	$44
Indiana	17.51	$8	$97	$45
Minnesota	17.52	$8	$97	$45
Ohio	19.19	$9	$106	$49
Delaware	19.29	$9	$106	$49
Wisconsin	19.56	$9	$108	$50
Illinois	19.89	$9	$110	$51
Pennsylvania	21.73	$10	$120	$56
Maryland	21.84	$10	$121	$56
Michigan	22.99	$11	$127	$59
Connecticut	24.32	$11	$134	$62
District of Columbia	24.39	$11	$135	$62
Vermont	24.44	$11	$135	$63
New Jersey	24.95	$11	$138	$64
New Hampshire	27.01	$12	$149	$69
Alaska	28.21	$13	$156	$72
Rhode Island	29.23	$13	$161	$75
New York	29.49	$14	$163	$76
Maine	29.59	$14	$163	$76
Massachusetts	29.61	$14	$163	$76
California	34.74	$16	$192	$89
Hawaii	52.72	$24	$291	$135

4 h gaming and 6 h idle a day, at 85% load with 120 W of system overhead.

The rest of the RTX 50 range

Other RTX 50 cards compared
Card	TGP	Suggested PSU	Per year US average	In California
GeForce RTX 5090	575 W	1000 W	$202	$362
GeForce RTX 5080	360 W	850 W	$151	$269
GeForce RTX 5070 Ti	300 W	750 W	$136	$243
GeForce RTX 5070	250 W	650 W	$124	$222
GeForce RTX 5060	145 W	550 W	$99	$177
GeForce RTX 5050	130 W	550 W	$95	$170

Building around the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti

NVIDIA suggests a 600 W power supply. With any of the 26 processors in the PSU calculator, a build with this card needs 600 W.

Frequently asked questions

How much power does the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti use?

Its Total Graphics Power is 180 W, which is the limit rather than the average. At a realistic 85% sustained load a demanding game pulls around 153 W from the card, and roughly 273 W from the wall once the rest of the machine is counted. NVIDIA recommends a 600 W power supply.

How much does it cost to run a GeForce RTX 5060 Ti?

At the US average of 19.42 cents per kWh, 4 hours of gaming and 6 idle hours a day works out at about $192 a year for the whole machine in California, $72 in Nevada and $291 in Hawaii. The card's own share of that is roughly $89.

What power supply does a GeForce RTX 5060 Ti need?

NVIDIA recommends 600 W. The card plus a mainstream system peaks around 300 W, so that recommendation leaves about 300 W of headroom — deliberate, because transient spikes on modern cards briefly exceed the rated limit.

Do idle hours matter?

More than most people expect. A PC left on but not gaming still draws roughly 70 W whatever card is installed, so the idle bill is flat while the gaming one is not. Over 6 hours a day that is $53 a year in California. On a GeForce RTX 5060 Ti it takes 15.6 idle hours to cost as much as 4 hours of gaming, which a machine left on around the clock passes comfortably.

Power figures: nvidia.com GeForce specifications (Total Graphics Power). Electricity: EIA Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, residential, June 2026.

Estimates for informational purposes only. Total Graphics Power is a power limit, not an average: real draw depends on the game, resolution, frame cap, board partner design and any factory overclock. Electricity prices are state residential averages and your tariff will differ.

Data on this page last verified 26 August 2026. How these figures are calculated