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Dirt5: 160-165 Watt
normal use: 40-70 Watt
watching Blu-Ray: 60 Watt
Fast Boot: 10 Watt
Standby: 0.5 Watt


Jeff Grubb:

One X: 175 Watt average
Series X: 165 Watt average


Arstechnica:

Xbox Series X unleashed: Our unrestricted preview

In good news, we finally have a stunning 120fps game. But not much else, games-wise.

arstechnica.com

But it's also comparable to the total heat output of most modern consoles. Series X's power draw—a theoretical maximum of 315 watts, but closer to 190 watts as measured by a Kill-a-Watt device while playing "next-gen" games—is a good metric, compared to the 120W average gameplay draw of the original Xbox One and 185W average gameplay draw of Xbox One X. (You read that correctly: In my limited testing, Series X and XB1X are absolutely comparable in power draw.)

 

[SlimySnake]

today i found out that if you turn on subtitles, youtube will let you autotranslate in like a 100 different languages.

wtf.

 

[FlyyGOD]

How much is the ps5 power draw?

 

[Portugeezer]

How much is the ps5 power draw?

We don't know yet.

 

[SlimySnake]

Only 165w? what???

Thats lower than the 170w X1X pulls when playing gears 4.

i expected both consoles to pull well over 200w.

 

[JimboJones]

How much is the ps5 power draw?

We only know ps5 has a 350W power supply.
For comparison sake Xbox has a 315.
I'm guessing it'll be in the same ball park as these Xbox tests.

 

[Thugnificient]

What was Dirt 5 running at? If it was 4K/60, then that’s insane and the Navi rumors matching a 3080 and only being their second-tier card might not be that crazy after all.

 

[Nikana]

That seems low...

 

[Insane Metal]

165W????

This is madness.

 

[Zathalus]

Only 165w? what???

Thats lower than the 170w X1X pulls when playing gears 4.

i expected both consoles to pull well over 200w.

RDNA 2 power efficiency gains, plus the GPU is clocked very low compared to other RDNA 2 GPU's, hence the massive reduction in consumption.

 

[Low Moral Fibre]

A 3090 can pull well over 300w on it's own so it's impressive that these consoles can do so much with comparatively such low power requirements.

 

[Skifi28]

Only 165w? what???

Thats lower than the 170w X1X pulls when playing gears 4.

i expected both consoles to pull well over 200w.

I'd wait for something a little more demanding than Dirt 5, with RT. That would be way more.

 

[SlimySnake]

RDNA 2 power efficiency gains, plus the GPU is clocked very low compared to other RDNA 2 GPU's, hence the massive reduction in consumption.

right. but MS made it sound like they went with that design because it was producing so much heat. the ps3 was 200w.

 

[Ellery]

That is quite impressive. Hope we see more of those tests. (Especially for games that put on a high load on the console. Not sure if Dirt 5 is the best at that)

 

[ipukespiders]

I expected way more than that. WTF?

 

[Zathalus]

right. but MS made it sound like they went with that design because it was producing so much heat. the ps3 was 200w.

They could have likely clocked the GPU quite a bit higher if they went with a larger console form factor. But I guess they didn't feel the need to? From all testing performed so far today, the XSX sips power at 160w, peaks at under 50c exhaust (Xbox One X is 65c to compare) and is whisper quite.

 

[JimboJones]

That is quite impressive. Hope we see more of those tests. (Especially for games that put on a high load on the console. Not sure if Dirt 5 is the best at that)

Running at 120fps could definitely put the CPU under considerable load.

 

[SlimySnake]

I'd wait for something a little more demanding than Dirt 5, with RT. That would be way more.

I agree, but he said they tested five games and it averaged between 160-165.

It could be that they tested mostly BC games.

I did anticipate the GPU having a tdp of 100w. The CPU and RAM would likely be around 60w and the rest for the SSD and other mobo stuff. So 165 is a bit on the low end but not entirely impossible. I just got thrown off by MS's giant console.

 

[Zathalus]

I agree, but he said they tested five games and it averaged between 160-165.

It could be that they tested mostly BC games.

I did anticipate the GPU having a tdp of 100w. The CPU and RAM would likely be around 60w and the rest for the SSD and other mobo stuff. So 165 is a bit on the low end but not entirely impossible. I just got thrown off by MS's giant console.

They likely tested Gears 5 as well, as the enhanced version embargo has lifted. That game at the enhanced ultra settings certainly qualifies as next gen. It is utterly demanding at 4k.

 

[Silver Wattle]

That's lower than I expected, but makes sense if you take into account the power budget they would need to assign the additional ports.

 

[Ellery]

Running at 120fps could definitely put the CPU under considerable load.

Not sure about Dirt 5, but I feel like this power draw is much lower than I expected (Which is really good news for AMD and gamers in particular).

Maybe the architecture is just THAT efficient, but I will wait a bit to see true next gen games fully utilizing this console

 

[Arian71]

We don't know yet.
[/QUOTE
Is a powerstation

 

[MiguelItUp]

I feel like people care a lot more about trivial things with console hardware this coming gen. I find it kind of fascinating.

 

[alucard0712_rus]

I just realized that game capped at 60fps, so there is CPU/GPU overhead! It definitely can go much higher than that. Need to test 120fps mode.

 

[GHG]

I don't think Dirt 5 is pushing this system in any way.

 

[M1chl]

Seems really low.

I feel like people care a lot more about trivial things with console hardware this coming gen. I find it kind of fascinating.

Well last gen it was the same and it's interesting thing to know.

 

[MiguelItUp]

Well last gen it was the same and it's interesting thing to know.

I suppose I just blocked those out then, I dunno, they just seem a bit more excessive this time around. But then again I can't blame anyone, it's just people wanting every new bit of info they can get, haha.

Yeah, I do agree with that. I just think it's lame when people use it as "leverage" against the other console when something is "better."

 

[prinz_valium]

Ars has up to 190 on average on "next gen games" compared to 185 for One X

 

[notseqi]

today i found out that if you turn on subtitles, youtube will let you autotranslate in like a 100 different languages.

wtf.

As soon as you have an english, german or russian translation you're pretty much guaranteed the others too as it's easy to auto-translate from them.

 

[Jboemios]

The gap between the theorical max wattage and the current wattage means that the xsx is not using all the power?

 

[M1chl]

I suppose I just blocked those out then, I dunno, they just seem a bit more excessive this time around. But then again I can't blame anyone, it's just people wanting every new bit of info they can get, haha.

Yeah, I do agree with that. I just think it's lame when people use it as "leverage" against the other console when something is "better."

I think power draw in instant on is legitimate concern, since that's how the console spent most of the time. It was high with kinect, so poeple were up in arms back then. Doing calculation how much it's going to cost, etc...

The gap between the theorical max wattage and the current wattage means that the xsx is not using all the power?

Potentially yeah, also seems that DIRT 5 was some quick port, IF it can really draw more power, which I think it can. Hell 3900x which has 4 cores more and some cache can eat easily 140W non-OC by itself.

 

[Bladed Thesis]

I feel like Dity 5 isn't a good example to judge anything on. Power draw, resolution, anything.

 

[martino]

I feel like Dity 5 isn't a good example to judge anything on. Power draw, resolution, anything.

 

[blastprocessor]

Seems very low.

Need to wait for a real next gen game that sweats the GPU/CPU to see real power usage.

 

[Riky]

So it runs cool, quiet and has a low power usage as well as being small.

Yet MS still delivered the most powerful console ever, hats off to them.

 

[llien]

Big Navi is coming, motherfucker!!!!!!

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Damn that's a LOT less wattage than I thought it'd be drawing. Granted, I don't know if any of these games are pushing the hardware (I doubt they are). So peak power draw is probably higher than what's listed here.

But still, it's really impressive the relatively low amounts these games draw, and especially when the system's in standby mode.

Ars has up to 190 on average on "next gen games" compared to 185 for One X

This sounds close to what I figure it'd be, ~200 watts.

For reference I've been thinking PS5's is around 220-225 watts overall. At the very least it'd be a few watts over whatever Series X's is.

 

[FeldMonster]

165W????

This is madness.

Madness?

You threaten our power outlets, list the titles of vaporware, and bring console wars to our doorstep.

THIS IS SPARTA!

 

[Ascend]

I guess all the overheating stuff can be laid to rest.

More importantly, the implications for RDNA2/Big Navi/RX6000 series is huge.

 

[BusierDonkey]

So the console is just chillin' running Gears 5, a game that makes an RTX 2080 sweat? Good heat management, low noise levels, and low power draw.

That's pretty impressive.

 

[THE:MILKMAN]

Power consumption seems to be inline with what I expected from the PSU specs at 175-200W for next-gen games. It will be interesting to see how much higher PS5 goes given the much higher GPU clocks or whether the lower number of CUs equalises things. Heat output is a nice reduction from One X so with how much bigger PS5 is over PS4 Pro I hope it bodes well there too though I believe the liquid metal might mean higher exhaust temps?

 

[base]

Only 165w? what???

Thats lower than the 170w X1X pulls when playing gears 4.

i expected both consoles to pull well over 200w.

7nm process.

 

[Marlenus]

I guess all the overheating stuff can be laid to rest.

More importantly, the implications for RDNA2/Big Navi/RX6000 series is huge.

Suggests AMD beat the 50% performance per watt increase.

Considering renoir @ 3.66Ghz uses around 50W even if we lowball and say everything bar the GPU and ram are using 50W that means the GPU + Ram is at 140W. 140W for 2080S power. RDNA scales 1:1 with power increases (5500XT 8GB vs 5700XT).

That means a GPU with 16GB ram and double the XSX performance could be done in a 300W envelope. Double 2080S is about 10% faster than the 3090 as an upper bound.

 

[LordOfChaos]

Say that's...100W for the GPU? 52CUs @ 1.8GHz.


Going to Sammy for Ampere may prove to be a mistake from Nvidia.

 

[Silent Viper]

I expected way more than that. WTF?

You can thank amazing MS Surface team for that.

It's amazing how they managed to make a far more powerful console that is quieter, cooler, and consumes less power than its predecessor. That's some top-notch engineering from a mainly software company.

 

[DonJuanSchlong]

The gap between the theorical max wattage and the current wattage means that the xsx is not using all the power?

You never wanna run your power supply at max wattage. You always wanna have headroom.

 

[LNXD]

165 watts for the XSX so the XSS would be 100 watts?

 

[THE:MILKMAN]

165 watts for the XSX so the XSS would be 100 watts?

I guessed <120W for XSS but given what we've seen with XSX I wouldn't be surprised if it comes in well below 100W now.

 

[ZywyPL]

You never wanna run your power supply at max wattage. You always wanna have headroom.

Yeah like, I don't think Sony/MS have put some expensive, premium PSUs into their consoles, we'll be lucky if they even have Bronze certificate.

 

[Katt”BuckNasty”Johnston]

Great engineering from hardware team! It’s gonna be a great gen.