Gaming Electricity Cost Calculator
Calculate how much electricity your gaming setup costs.
Find your monthly and yearly power bill from PC, console, monitor, and peripherals.
Gaming setups consume significantly more electricity than everyday PC use. Understanding your power consumption helps you budget and can reveal whether energy-efficient upgrades pay off.
Electricity cost formula: Cost = Power (kW) × Hours × Rate ($/kWh)
Where Power in kW = Watts ÷ 1000
Typical gaming hardware power draw:
Gaming PCs:
- Budget build (GTX 1660 + Ryzen 5): 150–250W under load
- Mid-range (RTX 3070 + Ryzen 7): 300–400W under load
- High-end (RTX 4090 + i9): 500–700W under load
- Idle / desktop use: 50–80W
Consoles:
- PlayStation 5: 100–200W under load, 0.4W standby
- Xbox Series X: 100–200W under load, 0.5W standby
- Nintendo Switch (docked): 10–18W
- PS4 Pro: 75–160W under load
Monitors:
- 24" 1080p 144Hz: 25–40W
- 27" 1440p 165Hz: 35–55W
- 32" 4K 144Hz: 50–80W
Peripherals (combined):
- Keyboard + mouse + headset: 5–15W
- Streaming/capture card: 5–15W
- RGB lighting: 5–30W
Average US electricity rate: ~$0.13/kWh (varies $0.08–$0.30 by state) Average UK rate: ~£0.29/kWh Average EU rate: ~€0.25/kWh
Example: Mid-range PC (350W) + 27" monitor (45W) + peripherals (10W) = 405W total Gaming 4 hours/day: 0.405 kW × 4h × 30 days = 48.6 kWh/month At $0.13/kWh: ~$6.30/month, ~$75.60/year