Radeon RX 9070 Power Consumption and Cost

220 W Total Graphics Power — about 187 W sustained in a real game, and 307 W from the wall with the rest of the machine. AMD suggests a 650 W supply. 16 GB VRAM, RX 9000, 2025.

Running a Radeon RX 9070

$117 a year in electricity

System draw: 307 W
Per month: $10
Card alone / yr: $59
Suggested PSU: 650 W

Gaming hours
Idle hours

Where the watts go

Power and running cost breakdown for a Radeon RX 9070
Item	Power	Per year	Cost / year
Gaming hours	307 W	448.2 kWh	$87
Idle hours	70 W	153.3 kWh	$30
Whole machine	—	601.5 kWh	$117
Radeon RX 9070 alone	187 W	305.9 kWh	$59

What 220 W means for this card

At the 85% load these figures assume, a Radeon RX 9070 draws about 187 W in a game, and a machine built around it about 307 W from the wall. At California's average electricity price that comes to $209 a year, of which the card itself accounts for $106.

What stands out about the Radeon RX 9070

The same rated power as the RTX 3070.
The RX 9070 and the RTX 3070 are both rated at 220 W, so on these figures a machine built around either costs exactly the same to run.
More memory than the closest NVIDIA card by rated power.
The RTX 3070 is rated at 220 W to this card's 220 W, but carries 8 GB of graphics memory against the RX 9070's 16 GB.

Running cost by state

Radeon RX 9070 running cost in every US state
State	Cents / kWh	Per month	Per year whole machine	Card alone
Nevada	13.11	$7	$79	$40
Nebraska	13.25	$7	$80	$41
Utah	13.37	$7	$80	$41
Louisiana	13.49	$7	$81	$41
Tennessee	14.07	$7	$85	$43
Arkansas	14.12	$7	$85	$43
North Dakota	14.12	$7	$85	$43
Kentucky	14.26	$7	$86	$44
Oklahoma	14.33	$7	$86	$44
Idaho	14.37	$7	$86	$44
North Carolina	14.74	$7	$89	$45
Mississippi	14.88	$7	$90	$46
Washington	14.91	$7	$90	$46
New Mexico	15.06	$8	$91	$46
Florida	15.10	$8	$91	$46
Montana	15.14	$8	$91	$46
Arizona	15.18	$8	$91	$46
Wyoming	15.24	$8	$92	$47
South Dakota	15.36	$8	$92	$47
West Virginia	15.45	$8	$93	$47
South Carolina	15.55	$8	$94	$48
Kansas	15.71	$8	$95	$48
Iowa	15.93	$8	$96	$49
Texas	15.94	$8	$96	$49
Missouri	16.22	$8	$98	$50
Oregon	16.32	$8	$98	$50
Georgia	16.36	$8	$98	$50
Alabama	16.40	$8	$99	$50
Colorado	17.13	$9	$103	$52
Virginia	17.22	$9	$104	$53
Indiana	17.51	$9	$105	$54
Minnesota	17.52	$9	$105	$54
Ohio	19.19	$10	$115	$59
Delaware	19.29	$10	$116	$59
Wisconsin	19.56	$10	$118	$60
Illinois	19.89	$10	$120	$61
Pennsylvania	21.73	$11	$131	$66
Maryland	21.84	$11	$131	$67
Michigan	22.99	$12	$138	$70
Connecticut	24.32	$12	$146	$74
District of Columbia	24.39	$12	$147	$75
Vermont	24.44	$12	$147	$75
New Jersey	24.95	$13	$150	$76
New Hampshire	27.01	$14	$162	$83
Alaska	28.21	$14	$170	$86
Rhode Island	29.23	$15	$176	$89
New York	29.49	$15	$177	$90
Maine	29.59	$15	$178	$91
Massachusetts	29.61	$15	$178	$91
California	34.74	$17	$209	$106
Hawaii	52.72	$26	$317	$161

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 9060 XT	160 W	550 W	$102	$183

Building around the Radeon RX 9070

AMD suggests a 650 W power supply. With any of the 26 processors in the PSU calculator, a build with this card needs 650 W.

Frequently asked questions

How much power does the Radeon RX 9070 use?

Its Total Graphics Power is 220 W, which is the limit rather than the average. At a realistic 85% sustained load a demanding game pulls around 187 W from the card, and roughly 307 W from the wall once the rest of the machine is counted. AMD recommends a 650 W power supply.

How much does it cost to run a Radeon RX 9070?

At the US average of 19.42 cents per kWh, 4 hours of gaming and 6 idle hours a day works out at about $209 a year for the whole machine in California, $79 in Nevada and $317 in Hawaii. The card's own share of that is roughly $106.

What power supply does a Radeon RX 9070 need?

AMD recommends 650 W. The card plus a mainstream system peaks around 340 W, so that recommendation leaves about 310 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 Radeon RX 9070 it takes 17.5 idle hours to cost as much as 4 hours of gaming, which a machine left on around the clock passes comfortably.

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.

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