High-end PC (RTX 4070) electricity cost — Streamer — 6 h live stream
Content creator / streamer running a full system (gaming + capture/encoding) for 6 hours, 5 days a week. A <strong>High-end PC (RTX 4070)</strong> draws 355 W total (GPU 200 W + rest of system 155 W). Cost: £2.78/week at Ofgem cap 26.11p/kWh (1 July to 30 September 2026).
High-end PC (RTX 4070) — Streamer — 6 h live stream: 0.355 kW × 6 h = 2.130 kWh = 55.6p/session. Weekly (5 sessions): £2.78. Monthly: £12.05. Annual: £144.60. Source: Nvidia / AMD / Intel — published TDP specifications for GPU and CPU components + Ofgem (OGL v3.0).
- Per session
- 55.6p
- Per week (5 sessions)
- £2.78
- Per month
- £12.05
- Per year
- £144.60
Rig specification
- Tier
- high-end
- GPU
- Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
- GPU TDP
- 200 W
- Rest of system
- 155 W
- Total system
- 355 W
- Sessions/week
- 5
Nvidia RTX 4070 TDP 200 W (published spec); rest of system ~155 W high-end build
How the cost is worked out
- System power: 200 W (GPU) + 155 W (CPU + rest) = 355 W total.
- Per session: 355 W ÷ 1000 × 6 h = 2.130 kWh × 26.11p = 55.6p.
- Weekly: 55.6p × 5 sessions = £2.78.
- Monthly: £2.78 × 52 ÷ 12 = £12.05.
- Annual: £2.78 × 52 = £144.60.
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GPU TDP from Nvidia / AMD / Intel — published TDP specifications for GPU and CPU components. Unit rate 26.11p/kWh from Ofgem — Energy price cap unit rates and standing charges (1 July to 30 September 2026), OGL v3.0. Last updated: 2026-06-20.