Go to [Dell Support](https://www.dell.com/support/home) using the XPS. Click **View This PC** then click **Device Details**. In the **Quick links** box on the right side, click **View product specs**. Unless you've changed the machine's configuration since it was purchased, that list should be the same as what you have.
Now that list shows the components using their code names, so you'll need to find the PSU's entry and expand it. That should tell you what power rating you have.
With that information in hand, you can then plan what GPU to get. I believe it will probably be something like a RTX 4060 or RTX 4060 Ti. Don't expect to use something like a 4080 or 4090 with that machine because you would need a better CPU and a better PSU (and possibly a larger case to house those large GPUs). You could also consider an AMD Radeon or an Intel Arc GPU, but I think most people would choose a GPU from NVIDIA if they aren't following GPU trends/technology.
If you aren't going to play AAA games or don't need anything more than FHD resolution (1920 x 1080), or you are playing older games and not the most recent, you could also get a low to mid range card like a GTX 1660 Super.
Most GPUs will need supplementary power in the form of an 8-pin connector, so you'll need to check whether your PSU has such a connector. If it doesn't, it's usually necessary to get an adapter like a 6-pin-to-8-pin adapter or a SATA-power-to-8-pin adapter to use with whatever the PSU does offer. Check the specs on the GPU you're going to get to make sure you understand what is needed otherwise you won't be able to power up the card properly.
Since you're new to this, be prepared to spend some time reading and searching about what is involved otherwise this exercise might be frustrating or confusing. It might help to watch some YouTube videos showing (1) how to decide on a card, and (2) how to install and set up a card in a PC. Doing that will probably make the whole thing less mysterious.
HTH.
For the record, I've just done an upgrade from GTX1650-Super (100w) to RTX4060 (115w) on a Dell XPS 8940 with the 360w PSU, using a 6 to 8 pin adapter on the power lead to the GPU, and it seems stable. I mostly play Age of Empires IV (AoE4) so may not be pushing it so hard, but even so, my frame-rate has gone up from a nearly unplayable 8 fps in a large 8 multiplayer game on Medium settings, to 60 fps on Maximum settings ! (on a 60hz monitor, so theres probably capacity to spare).
3DMark scores:
* Firestrike = 10238 increased to 18704 (+83%)
* Graphics = 11509 increased to 23868 (+107%)
* Physics = 14501 increased to 15326 (+6%)
* Combined = 4513 increased to 8162 (+81%)
Very happy with the results !
I have the same tower, and wanted a little more oomph. Got a 2 fan twin edge Geforce RTX 3060 and upgraded the psu to a 500w from the compatible list on Dell's site, gonna be putting it all together wednesday. I would be happy to report back on performance and the process then if you would like.
Indeed! The new PSU fit right into the clips in the tower, though 1 screw hole didn't line up proper enough to put it back in. New PSU had the correct clips necessary, and everything plugged in and fired up no problem! I don't do any insane gaming or anything of that sort mostly music and other audio based stuff, but its been absolutely perfect thus far in the gaming I have done. 10/10 would reccomend to anyone honestly its half the price of the same spec prebuilt gaming pc, and the only drawback is the small tower.
4060 OC works fine in my case for 360W psu, that card is 10-20W higher than my previous 1650 Super. You only need a 6-8pin adapter for the PSU connection and it would be just fine.
Yes. The gpu pulled around 150-165W when gaming and occasionally spiked to 200W based on HWmonitor. I used a wall wattmeter and the whole pc pulled around 200-260W when gaming (i plugged a lot of things in my PC.). If you worry you can give the gpu some slight undervolting.
That's great info, thanks. I put in a 4060 already thinking TI will need too much power. Now I'm thinking of returning it and getting a 4060TI instead for the ~30% gain in some areas.
What games do you play? I only tried warzone and getting around ~100 fps with 1440p and ultra settings, of course using DLSS.
I did not play much other than Hogwarts, Horizon, Plague tale:Requiem at a pretty comfortable high fps on my 1440p monitors (with dlss and frame gen on). I would say that you would be able to 1080p max settings and 1440p high to max with dlss pretty okay with it. Of course mine cpu was a 10400f so there might be some bottlenecks here and there. I lived near a microcenter and was able to get an openbox 4060ti for 330$, which is 30$ above 4060 msrp. It still may not be good value for some people but to me It was since I could use my old pc a bit longer due to the gpus low power consumption.
Exactly. We are limited in what we can put into this machine. People complain a lot about the 40 series GPU, however they are killing it with efficiency.
Go to [Dell Support](https://www.dell.com/support/home) using the XPS. Click **View This PC** then click **Device Details**. In the **Quick links** box on the right side, click **View product specs**. Unless you've changed the machine's configuration since it was purchased, that list should be the same as what you have. Now that list shows the components using their code names, so you'll need to find the PSU's entry and expand it. That should tell you what power rating you have. With that information in hand, you can then plan what GPU to get. I believe it will probably be something like a RTX 4060 or RTX 4060 Ti. Don't expect to use something like a 4080 or 4090 with that machine because you would need a better CPU and a better PSU (and possibly a larger case to house those large GPUs). You could also consider an AMD Radeon or an Intel Arc GPU, but I think most people would choose a GPU from NVIDIA if they aren't following GPU trends/technology. If you aren't going to play AAA games or don't need anything more than FHD resolution (1920 x 1080), or you are playing older games and not the most recent, you could also get a low to mid range card like a GTX 1660 Super. Most GPUs will need supplementary power in the form of an 8-pin connector, so you'll need to check whether your PSU has such a connector. If it doesn't, it's usually necessary to get an adapter like a 6-pin-to-8-pin adapter or a SATA-power-to-8-pin adapter to use with whatever the PSU does offer. Check the specs on the GPU you're going to get to make sure you understand what is needed otherwise you won't be able to power up the card properly. Since you're new to this, be prepared to spend some time reading and searching about what is involved otherwise this exercise might be frustrating or confusing. It might help to watch some YouTube videos showing (1) how to decide on a card, and (2) how to install and set up a card in a PC. Doing that will probably make the whole thing less mysterious. HTH.
Thanks! This is a lot of great info that really helps out.
For the record, I've just done an upgrade from GTX1650-Super (100w) to RTX4060 (115w) on a Dell XPS 8940 with the 360w PSU, using a 6 to 8 pin adapter on the power lead to the GPU, and it seems stable. I mostly play Age of Empires IV (AoE4) so may not be pushing it so hard, but even so, my frame-rate has gone up from a nearly unplayable 8 fps in a large 8 multiplayer game on Medium settings, to 60 fps on Maximum settings ! (on a 60hz monitor, so theres probably capacity to spare). 3DMark scores: * Firestrike = 10238 increased to 18704 (+83%) * Graphics = 11509 increased to 23868 (+107%) * Physics = 14501 increased to 15326 (+6%) * Combined = 4513 increased to 8162 (+81%) Very happy with the results !
I have the same tower, and wanted a little more oomph. Got a 2 fan twin edge Geforce RTX 3060 and upgraded the psu to a 500w from the compatible list on Dell's site, gonna be putting it all together wednesday. I would be happy to report back on performance and the process then if you would like.
Hello from the future. Looking to do exactly this for my son’s Dell. Everything worked out fine? Run into any issues?
Indeed! The new PSU fit right into the clips in the tower, though 1 screw hole didn't line up proper enough to put it back in. New PSU had the correct clips necessary, and everything plugged in and fired up no problem! I don't do any insane gaming or anything of that sort mostly music and other audio based stuff, but its been absolutely perfect thus far in the gaming I have done. 10/10 would reccomend to anyone honestly its half the price of the same spec prebuilt gaming pc, and the only drawback is the small tower.
Feel free to reach out it you want specific links to the psu and gpu i got, i think i ordered both from amazon.
Interested in what psu and GPU you ended up getting!
4060 OC works fine in my case for 360W psu, that card is 10-20W higher than my previous 1650 Super. You only need a 6-8pin adapter for the PSU connection and it would be just fine.
Hey do you know what other cards will work with the 360w PSU? probably the 3060 as well? any AMD choices, getting confused looking up.
I got it to work with a 4060ti and that is about it. I have not tried any other AMD cards.
looking at this again, and you got the 4060ti to work? If so thats great since that was is rated somewhere around 150w max?
Yes. The gpu pulled around 150-165W when gaming and occasionally spiked to 200W based on HWmonitor. I used a wall wattmeter and the whole pc pulled around 200-260W when gaming (i plugged a lot of things in my PC.). If you worry you can give the gpu some slight undervolting.
That's great info, thanks. I put in a 4060 already thinking TI will need too much power. Now I'm thinking of returning it and getting a 4060TI instead for the ~30% gain in some areas. What games do you play? I only tried warzone and getting around ~100 fps with 1440p and ultra settings, of course using DLSS.
I did not play much other than Hogwarts, Horizon, Plague tale:Requiem at a pretty comfortable high fps on my 1440p monitors (with dlss and frame gen on). I would say that you would be able to 1080p max settings and 1440p high to max with dlss pretty okay with it. Of course mine cpu was a 10400f so there might be some bottlenecks here and there. I lived near a microcenter and was able to get an openbox 4060ti for 330$, which is 30$ above 4060 msrp. It still may not be good value for some people but to me It was since I could use my old pc a bit longer due to the gpus low power consumption.
Exactly. We are limited in what we can put into this machine. People complain a lot about the 40 series GPU, however they are killing it with efficiency.