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yearly energy costs of current (and former) consoles determined by German electricity provider E.ON

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Fritz

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Current gen:

Xbox One X: ~ 36€
PS4 Pro: ~ 34€
Xbox One: ~ 25€
PS4 Basic Model: ~ 18€
Nintendo Switch: ~ 3€
SNES Classic Mini: ~ 1€

Older gens:

PS3: ~ 40€
PS2: ~ 5€
PS1: ~ 2€
Xbox 360: ~ 36€
Xbox: ~ 14€
Wii U: ~ 7€
Wii: ~ 3€

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Phonzo

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Damn i hate that im suing my !X the most now.

Also does the Wii-U account for the controller? Cause it should.
 
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Lol at PS3 eating up more than an Xbox One X. I never owned one, was it that bad?
 
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Wow the original Xbox One (god I hate the name of this console) to have to preface it with that has more of a power draw than the PS4 with less power? That's hilarious.
 
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Guessing this thread will be filled with some who don't realise newer SoC's, or GPU's and processors etc often have smaller die sizes and are actually more, not less efficient than older examples. Eg newer hardware often provides better efficiency in higher performance per watt, hence the PS3/360 results we're seeing vs the PS4 Pro/One X.

Nintendo's consoles generally offer far less performance than competitors, hence the difference there.
 
Akai

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Pretty impressive to see that Xbox 360 = Xbox One X and PS3 > PS4 Pro. Technology is fascninating.

Also, those Nintendo results are something else. That's actually pretty crazy.
 
julian

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Phonzo said:
Damn i hate that im suing my !X the most now.

Also does the Wii-U account for the controller? Cause it should.
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Does the PS4 include the controller? Cause that's also terrible. Jk.

Can't answer cause I don't speak German, but I imagine the lack of a disc drive helps immensely.

Is the Switch being tested docked or in handheld? Docked would exclude the screen and controllers - which to be fair should be true of all the consoles.

Nintendo always looks crazy on these tests.
 

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Kind of a cool comparison. Checks out. The OG Xbox, 360 , ps3 were hot, loud and at the time the most powerful,

Definitely see a spike in power usage on sundays when a typically have the ps4 on for a couple hours whether it be movies or games.
 

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nib95 said:
Guessing this thread will be filled with some who don't realise newer SoC's, or GPU's and processors etc often have smaller die sizes and are actually more, not less efficient than older examples. Eg newer hardware often provides better efficiency in higher performance per watt, hence the PS3/360 results we're seeing vs the PS4 Pro/One X.

Nintendo's consoles generally offer far less performance than competitors, hence the difference there.
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If you're somewhat stable financially I really really really recommend buying a Fire TV and ditching the PS4 for browsing/streaming. Uses less power, is way faster, and is better quality.
 

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nib95 said:
Guessing this thread will be filled with some who don't realise newer SoC's, or GPU's and processors etc often have smaller die sizes and are actually more, not less efficient than older examples. Eg newer hardware often provides better efficiency in higher performance per watt, hence the PS3/360 results we're seeing vs the PS4 Pro/One X.
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Isn't there also often a difference in consumption between different models? I'm sure I recall hearing that the 360 Slim drew less power than the original model.

Nintendo's consoles generally offer far less performance than competitors, hence the difference there.
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Yes, although I don't think it's unreasonable to consider the Switch's output at least on a par with the 360, and there's still a massive power differential - is that entirely down to the modernity of the internals?
 
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PS3 era really was arrogant Sony. They gave no fucks about price, power consumption or anything. That PS2 success was a hell of a drug
 
Gaardus

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Aside from the PS4 Slim, does the text of the article specify which revisions are used? I'm curious how much of a difference there is between, say, a launch PS3 and a Super Slim.
 
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Gaardus said:
Aside from the PS4 Slim, does the text of the article specify which revisions are used? I'm curious how much of a difference there is between, say, a launch PS3 and a Super Slim.
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No, unfortunately not.


But checking I stumbled upon another quote
Auch im Standby-Modus verbrauchen vor allem die Xbox- und Playstation-Modelle noch bis zu 15 kWh und damit bis zu vier bis fünf Euro im Jahr.
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Especially Xbox and Playstation Models eat up to 4 - 5 EUR in Standby too. More than a Switch played on 2h a day.
 
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Do we expect next gen power draw to be closer to the Pro/X or to the base models?

I'm having a hell of a time convincing my sister in law to use the Roku instead of the PS4 for streaming.
 

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mclem said:
Yes, although I don't think it's unreasonable to consider the Switch's output at least on a par with the 360, and there's still a massive power differential - is that entirely down to the modernity of the internals?
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Sort of. Handhelds are always designed to draw as little power as possible to prolong battery life while still obtaining good performance.

Nintendo just happens to always emphasize low power consumption in the design of their consoles. It's been their philosophy since the Wii (or possibly even earlier). A lot of that is due to low/underclocked CPU/GPU speeds if I understand correctly (hopefully, someone smarter than me can chime in).

And yea, Switch is more powerful than Xbox 360.
 
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Sort of. Handhelds are always designed to draw as little power as possible to prolong battery life while still obtaining good performance.

Nintendo just happens to always emphasize low power consumption in the design of their consoles. It's been their philosophy since the Wii (or possibly even earlier). A lot of that is due to low/underclocked CPU/GPU speeds if I understand correctly (hopefully, someone smarter than me can chime in).

And yea, Switch is more powerful than Xbox 360.
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That us true but design philosophies need to be backed up with tech. One can argue Wii was due to a die shrunk older design, Switch though is modern. Puts all the miracle ports in perspective
 
Mr_F_Snowman

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Interesting stuff. Guess the Switch being built on a mobile chipset really gives it a massive edge in performance relative to power
 
yyr

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This doesn't seem to take into account the different console revisions.

I know for a fact that the later revisions of the PS3 drew less power than the original George Foreman. That's one of the reasons I got a PS3 Slim. Likewise, later revisions of the 360 have lower-wattage power supplies than the original.

So...this chart doesn't mean a whole lot.
 
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some people even try to turn low power consumption into W for their console of choice lol
 
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Watching full console games like DOOM and Civ VI run on a Switch just got more impressive.
 
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Gaardus said:
Aside from the PS4 Slim, does the text of the article specify which revisions are used? I'm curious how much of a difference there is between, say, a launch PS3 and a Super Slim.
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It doesn't state it, but it's the launch ones that's inferable from the differences. Later revisions more than halved their power consumption.
 
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