What PSU do you need for a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER?
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER has a vendor-published board power (TGP/TBP) of about 175 W. Sizing a power supply from that figure and a typical companion system (a 125 W-class CPU plus standard ATX accessories, ~242 W), here is what we recommend.
Recommendations are planning estimates, not electrical or purchasing advice. The hardware figures behind them are vendor-published; your exact board-partner model and build can still differ.
Recommended (comfortable)
550 W
Standard headroom for transient spikes and a little future room.
Minimum
550 W
Smallest quality PSU tier we would pair with this card in a typical build.
GPU board power
175 W
Vendor TGP/TBP — a conservative ceiling, not typical gaming draw.
Vendor-recommended PSU
550 W
The wattage the GPU vendor lists — deliberately conservative.
Power connector
1× PCIe 8-pin. Use native PSU cables and confirm the layout on your exact board-partner model. See connector & ATX 3.x details →
Why 550 W for this card
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER's draw is not flat. Brief spikes above the rated board power are normal, and they are short enough that a wall meter never shows them — but a power supply sitting close to its limit can trip on one. That is what the headroom in these figures is for: 175 W is the sustained ceiling, not the worst instant. This card feeds from standard PCIe connectors, so any quality supply with the right cable count works; there is no 16-pin cable to source. At 175 W a quality unit of the recommended wattage handles transients without drama; an ATX 3.x supply adds margin but is not essential. We do not publish a spike figure for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER because the manufacturer does not publish one.
On the recommended 650 W supply, a Ryzen 7 9800X3D paired with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER draws roughly 454 W under load — about 70% of the unit's rating. The 80 PLUS programme certifies efficiency at 20%, 50% and 100% load, and units are typically at their best around the middle of that range, so this sits in a sensible place: enough margin for transients without paying for capacity that never gets used.
Our comfortable figure and the manufacturer's recommendation agree exactly at 550 W. That is the easy case — a quality 550 W unit covers this card in a typical build.
Pairing this card with different CPUs
The CPU does change the answer here. With a Ryzen 5 7600 this build sits on a 550 W supply, but moving to a Ryzen 7 9800X3D (162 W peak) pushes the estimate to 650 W. If you are pairing this GPU with a high-power CPU, budget for the larger unit.
| CPU | CPU peak | System load | Recommended PSU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryzen 5 7600 | 88 W | 380 W | 550 W |
| Ryzen 7 9800X3D | 162 W | 454 W | 650 W |
| Core i9-14900K | 253 W | 545 W | 750 W |
Other popular choices map onto this table rather than changing it: the Ryzen 7 7800X3D has the same 162 W peak as the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, so that row applies to it unchanged; a Core i5-14600K (181 W peak) lands on the same 650 W tier as the Ryzen 7 9800X3D; a Ryzen 9 9950X (230 W peak) lands on the same 750 W tier as the Core i9-14900K.
Assumes an ATX board, 2 RAM sticks, 1 SSD, 3 fans and a USB allowance, at the standard headroom profile. Change any of it in the calculator.
Cabling this card
This card needs a single 8-pin PCIe connector. Use the cable that came with your supply, and avoid adapters where you can — at 175 W there is no need for a splitter.
Reference/Founders design uses a single 8-pin PCIe connector. Factory-overclocked cards from board partners can also carry a higher power limit than the reference design, so if your card advertises an OC BIOS, treat the figures here as the floor rather than the ceiling.
Want a number for your exact CPU and parts? Open the full PSU Calculator with this GPU pre-selected →
The standards behind these numbers
- How much PSU headroom do you actually need?
Why the recommendation above sits above the 175 W board power rather than on it.
Worth knowing
NVIDIA official TGP 175 W.
How to check this figure
NVIDIA has retired this card’s product page — it redirects to a 20-series landing page with no specifications. The figures survive in NVIDIA’s own comparison table, in the block with id "compare-20", which gives each card its own named column. Identify this one by its 256-bit Memory Interface Width: its 2176 CUDA cores are NOT unique on that table — the RTX 2060 column reads "2176 / 1920" for the 12 GB and 6 GB variants, so CUDA count alone can land you on the wrong card. The RTX 2060 is 192-bit. Row labels here are "Graphics Card Power (W)" and "Minimum System Power (W)". Note the same page also carries RTX 40- and 50-series tables using "Total Graphics Power (W)" — do not read across them.
Board-power source: NVIDIA official specification; multi-agent web verification 2026-07-15. Last updated: 2026-07-22.
Frequently asked questions
What size PSU do I need for a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER?
For a typical build that pairs the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER (about 175 W board power) with a 125 W-class CPU and standard accessories, plan for at least a 550 W power supply. A 550 W unit gives comfortable headroom for transient spikes and future upgrades. These are estimates — verify against your exact parts.
How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER draw?
Its vendor-published board power (TGP/TBP) is about 175 W. That is a conservative ceiling used for PSU sizing, not the typical draw you would see while gaming.
Is a 550 W PSU enough for a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER?
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER's manufacturer lists a 550 W PSU recommendation. That figure is deliberately conservative to cover weaker units and power-hungry CPUs, so a quality 550 W supply is a safe choice. Our own estimate for a typical build is a 550 W minimum and 550 W for comfort.
Does the CPU change what PSU the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER needs?
Yes. With a Ryzen 5 7600 the estimate is 550 W, while a Core i9-14900K (253 W peak) takes it to 750 W.