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live Market average today
AT €0.257 ▼ 7%BE €0.248 ▼ 5%CH €0.253 ▼ 9%CZ €0.251 ▼ 7%DE €0.251 ▼ 6%DK €0.251 ▼ 6%FR €0.238 ▼ 4%HU €0.290 ▼ 5%IT €0.258 ▼ 7%LU €0.251 ▼ 6%NL €0.250 ▼ 6%PL €0.210 ▼ 21%SE €0.248 ▼ 2%SI €0.263 ▼ 7%

What a gaming PC costs to run in Switzerland

A mid-range gaming PC (RTX 5070 and Ryzen 7 7800X3D, 27″ monitor) played 3 hours a day costs about CHF 11.64 a month in Switzerland, at a household price of CHF 0.277 per kWh (2026 tariffs).

Switzerland is 6% above the EU average of €0.283. Live price map

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Your electricity

Your PC on the electricity bill

CHF 11.64 per month · most likely
Range: CHF 9.11 – CHF 13.66
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What gaming since you opened this page would have cost.

Gaming3.0 h × 371 WCHF 9.39
Browsing and work2.0 h × 129 WCHF 2.17
Off (standby)19.0 h × 1 WCHF 0.080
Energy42.0 kWh
One hour of gaming costsCHF 0.10
Recommended power supply650 W

Peak sustained load about 487 W, plus headroom for short spikes.

About 2.0× the electricity of a typical fridge-freezer.

Price used: CHF 0.277 per kWh — ElCom (Swiss Federal Electricity Commission), 2026 average tariff, 2026 tariffs.

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How this is calculated

Wall power = (graphics card + processor + rest of system) ÷ power supply efficiency + monitor. Energy = wall power × hours. Cost = energy × price. The range uses lighter and heavier gaming loads.

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Monthly cost of typical builds

3 hours of gaming and 2 hours of other use per day.

BuildPer monthPer year
Budget 1080pGeForce RTX 5060 · Ryzen 5 7600CHF 8.49CHF 102
Mid-range 1440pGeForce RTX 5070 · Ryzen 7 7800X3DCHF 11.64CHF 140
AMD 1440pRadeon RX 9070 XT · Ryzen 7 9800X3DCHF 13.43CHF 161
High-end 4KGeForce RTX 5080 · Ryzen 7 9800X3DCHF 15.54CHF 186
FlagshipGeForce RTX 5090 · Ryzen 9 9950X3DCHF 20.16CHF 242
Streaming setupGeForce RTX 4070 Super · Core i7-14700KCHF 12.84CHF 154
Last-gen favouriteGeForce RTX 3080 · Ryzen 7 5800X3DCHF 13.40CHF 161

Today’s hourly market price 31 October 2026

CHF 0.000CHF 0.137CHF 0.27400:00: CHF 0.23001:00: CHF 0.22302:00: CHF 0.22003:00: CHF 0.21704:00: CHF 0.21605:00: CHF 0.21806:00: CHF 0.23107:00: CHF 0.23808:00: CHF 0.23609:00: CHF 0.22510:00: CHF 0.21911:00: CHF 0.21212:00: CHF 0.20513:00: CHF 0.20514:00: CHF 0.21615:00: CHF 0.23616:00: CHF 0.26217:00: CHF 0.27418:00: CHF 0.27119:00: CHF 0.26720:00: CHF 0.25721:00: CHF 0.24422:00: CHF 0.23423:00: CHF 0.22400:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00

Cheapest 3-hour window today: 11:00–14:00, wholesale average CHF 0.208/kWh.

Times are Central European Time. Wholesale day-ahead prices. They matter if you have a dynamic tariff; fixed tariffs do not change by hour.

Daily average, last 30 days

CHF 0.280CHF 0.155

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Questions

How much electricity does a gaming PC use in Switzerland?

A mid-range gaming PC uses about 42 kWh a month with 3 hours of gaming and 2 hours of other use per day, which costs about CHF 11.64 at the average household price in Switzerland.

When is electricity cheapest in Switzerland?

On wholesale markets, the cheapest hours today start at 11:00. This only lowers your bill if you have a dynamic or time-of-use tariff.

Does undervolting a graphics card save money?

Yes. Limiting a graphics card to about 80% of its power usually costs only a few percent of performance. For an RTX 5070 at 3 hours a day in Switzerland, that saves about CHF 14.29 a year.

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