

This is priced very competitively in Canada for sure, just 599. This is quite a jump over the original console, and makes the cooling system, which is barely audible even under these loads, even more impressive.Ĭompared to a high-end gaming PC though, the power draw is quite a bit less.


Maybe this would be an impossible pipe dream, but it would be nice to see the Xbox One also pass through HDMI when it is in Standby mode.īut, when gaming with an Xbox One X Enhanced title, such as Gears of War 4, the power draw jumps significantly to 172 W as the peak observed. If youre using your Xbox to passthrough HDMI from a cable box, it will take this same power draw. Its still a fair bit of power, but when you factor in that it needs to keep 12 GB of GDDR5 memory powered up (among other things), it is not unreasonable to expect this amount of power draw. In Standby mode, power draw is reasonable at 10 W, which is lower than the original console when it first launched. Most people that use the console are going to likely want it in Instant On mode though, so games and the console can update while the system is off, as well as to provide a much quicker startup time, and games can remain loaded in RAM. The comparison against the original for this game will of course be for the 1080p version though, since thats the max it supports. The Wolf Among Us was chosen as an older game which caps at 1080p and SDR, and Gears of War 4 shows the power draw at full 4K HDR rendering. In addition, the Xbox One X is outfitted with a power supply that Microsoft equates to an 80 Plus Gold unit, which means it should be 90 efficient at 50 load with a 115 V source, and there shouldnt be too much extra power wasted from the PSU converting AC voltage. Original Xbox Psu Amp Upgrade The Video.
