Radeon RX 9060 XT Power Consumption and Cost

160 W Total Graphics Power — about 136 W sustained in a real game, and 256 W from the wall with the rest of the machine. AMD suggests a 550 W supply. 16 GB VRAM, RX 9000, 2025.

Running a Radeon RX 9060 XT

$102 a year in electricity

System draw: 256 W
Per month: $9
Card alone / yr: $45
Suggested PSU: 550 W

Gaming hours
Idle hours

Where the watts go

Power and running cost breakdown for a Radeon RX 9060 XT
Item	Power	Per year	Cost / year
Gaming hours	256 W	373.8 kWh	$73
Idle hours	70 W	153.3 kWh	$30
Whole machine	—	527.1 kWh	$102
Radeon RX 9060 XT alone	136 W	231.4 kWh	$45

What 160 W actually means

Total Graphics Power is a ceiling, not a running average. A Radeon RX 9060 XT will touch 160 W in a synthetic stress test, but a real game at a real frame rate sits below it — which is why the figures here apply a 85% load factor by default rather than multiplying the headline number by hours. Cap your frame rate or play something older and the draw falls further; the calculator above lets you set the factor yourself.

The card is also not the whole bill. A mainstream CPU, board, drives, fans and the power supply's own conversion loss add roughly 120 W under load, so a Radeon RX 9060 XT machine pulls about 256 W while gaming. Of the $183 a year that costs in California, the card itself accounts for around $80 — the rest of the computer is the remainder.

Where you live changes the answer more than which game you play. The same Radeon RX 9060 XT costs $69 a year to run in Nevada and $278 in Hawaii — a 4.0× difference for identical use.

Running cost by state

Radeon RX 9060 XT running cost in every US state
State	Cents / kWh	Per month	Per year whole machine	Card alone
Nevada	13.11	$6	$69	$30
Nebraska	13.25	$6	$70	$31
Utah	13.37	$6	$70	$31
Louisiana	13.49	$6	$71	$31
Tennessee	14.07	$6	$74	$33
Arkansas	14.12	$6	$74	$33
North Dakota	14.12	$6	$74	$33
Kentucky	14.26	$6	$75	$33
Oklahoma	14.33	$6	$76	$33
Idaho	14.37	$6	$76	$33
North Carolina	14.74	$6	$78	$34
Mississippi	14.88	$7	$78	$34
Washington	14.91	$7	$79	$35
New Mexico	15.06	$7	$79	$35
Florida	15.10	$7	$80	$35
Montana	15.14	$7	$80	$35
Arizona	15.18	$7	$80	$35
Wyoming	15.24	$7	$80	$35
South Dakota	15.36	$7	$81	$36
West Virginia	15.45	$7	$81	$36
South Carolina	15.55	$7	$82	$36
Kansas	15.71	$7	$83	$36
Iowa	15.93	$7	$84	$37
Texas	15.94	$7	$84	$37
Missouri	16.22	$7	$85	$38
Oregon	16.32	$7	$86	$38
Georgia	16.36	$7	$86	$38
Alabama	16.40	$7	$86	$38
Colorado	17.13	$8	$90	$40
Virginia	17.22	$8	$91	$40
Indiana	17.51	$8	$92	$41
Minnesota	17.52	$8	$92	$41
Ohio	19.19	$8	$101	$44
Delaware	19.29	$8	$102	$45
Wisconsin	19.56	$9	$103	$45
Illinois	19.89	$9	$105	$46
Pennsylvania	21.73	$10	$115	$50
Maryland	21.84	$10	$115	$51
Michigan	22.99	$10	$121	$53
Connecticut	24.32	$11	$128	$56
District of Columbia	24.39	$11	$129	$56
Vermont	24.44	$11	$129	$57
New Jersey	24.95	$11	$132	$58
New Hampshire	27.01	$12	$142	$63
Alaska	28.21	$12	$149	$65
Rhode Island	29.23	$13	$154	$68
New York	29.49	$13	$155	$68
Maine	29.59	$13	$156	$68
Massachusetts	29.61	$13	$156	$69
California	34.74	$15	$183	$80
Hawaii	52.72	$23	$278	$122

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

The rest of the RX 9000 range

Other RX 9000 cards compared
Card	TGP	Suggested PSU	Per year US average	In California
Radeon RX 9070 XT	304 W	750 W	$137	$245
Radeon RX 9070	220 W	650 W	$117	$209

Frequently asked questions

How much power does the Radeon RX 9060 XT use?

Its Total Graphics Power is 160 W, which is the limit rather than the average. At a realistic 85% sustained load a demanding game pulls around 136 W from the card, and roughly 256 W from the wall once the rest of the machine is counted. AMD recommends a 550 W power supply.

How much does it cost to run a Radeon RX 9060 XT?

At the US average of 19.42 cents per kWh, 4 hours of gaming and 6 idle hours a day works out at about $183 a year for the whole machine in California, $69 in Nevada and $278 in Hawaii. The card's own share of that is roughly $80.

What power supply does a Radeon RX 9060 XT need?

AMD recommends 550 W. The card plus a mainstream system peaks around 280 W, so that recommendation leaves about 270 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. Over 6 hours a day that is $53 a year in California — on an always-on machine the idle hours can cost more than the gaming ones.

Power figures: AMD published Typical Board Power at launch. 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.