Power consumption of video gaming systems (wii, ps2, xbox 360)

Daox · 01-06-10, 04:06 PM

Found this article on power consumption of gaming systems that are out right now. They give idle, standby, and in use measurements. I have to imagine the wii will draw a bit more than that depending on the game. In any case, the ps2 and xbox are hogs comparable to any modern gaming computer (which is veeery close to what they actually are).

Vampire Power Check: Comparing the Energy Use of Xbox and Wii | Energy Circle

Piwoslaw · 01-07-10, 01:17 AM

Why would the wii's power consuption be lower than the others by a whole order of magnitude?

Higgy · 01-07-10, 09:29 AM

Probably because it's not a graphic intensive system.

roflwaffle · 02-10-10, 11:39 PM

The ps3 slim uses about half the power of the original 60b version (~100W), and a few of the newer larger versions use ~135W.

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Piwoslaw Super Moderator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Warsaw, Poland Posts: 961 Thanks: 188 Thanked 110 Times in 86 Posts	Why would the wii's power consuption be lower than the others by a whole order of magnitude?

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Higgy The Gardener Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Manitoba - Canada Posts: 492 Thanks: 17 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	Probably because it's not a graphic intensive system.

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roflwaffle Apprentice EcoRenovator Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 116 Thanks: 29 Thanked 12 Times in 11 Posts	The ps3 slim uses about half the power of the original 60b version (~100W), and a few of the newer larger versions use ~135W.