> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://devdocs.xbox.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Lab platform baselines > XBOX power consumption averages captured with PIX across in-game areas: main menu, loading, cutscenes, gameplay, constrained state, and multiplayer. Developers evaluating their game's energy efficiency can compare against the XBOX platform baseline averages, broken down by in-game area. Baselines are captured with **PIX (Performance Investigator for XBOX)** and cross-referenced with power watt meter readings at the wall socket. If your title's approximate wattage or power consumption percentage in a given area is above these values, prioritize that area for investigation. Averages reflect a sample size of **more than 200 titles** tested from October 2022 onwards. This is informational — it is **not** part of XBOX Requirement testing. ## How the baselines are captured Baselines are generated during Certification's sustainability testing, which is separate from mandatory XR testing. Each title is measured on both XBOX Series X and XBOX Series S using PIX from the GDK. 1. Connect each console to PIX. 2. Progress through gameplay in every available game mode, visiting every relevant area. 3. Highlight the timeline for the duration spent in each area and record the average percentage. 4. Where possible, follow the same routes and actions across Series X and Series S for comparable results. Developers can reproduce this process on their own XBOX Series X Development Kit. See [How to use PIX for sustainability profiling](/build/game-principles/sustainability/sustainability-pix-guide) for step-by-step instructions. ## Average by in-game area Averages are split across the most common in-game areas. Definitions are at the bottom of this page. ### In-engine cutscene | Console | Average power consumption | Approximate wattage | | ------------- | ------------------------- | ------------------- | | XBOX Series X | 59% | 150 W | | XBOX Series S | 53.2% | 71 W | ### Loading screen | Console | Average power consumption | Approximate wattage | | ------------- | ------------------------- | ------------------- | | XBOX Series X | 36% | 105 W | | XBOX Series S | 35.2% | 60 W | ### Active gameplay | Console | Average power consumption | Approximate wattage | | ------------- | ------------------------- | ------------------- | | XBOX Series X | 60.2% | 154 W | | XBOX Series S | 56.2% | 74 W | ### Constrained state | Console | Average power consumption | Approximate wattage | | ------------- | ------------------------- | ------------------- | | XBOX Series X | 50.7% | 133 W | | XBOX Series S | 48.5% | 65 W | ### Contextual menu (pause menu) | Console | Average power consumption | Approximate wattage | | ------------- | ------------------------- | ------------------- | | XBOX Series X | 52.5% | 140 W | | XBOX Series S | 51.6% | 70 W | ### Main menu | Console | Average power consumption | Approximate wattage | | ------------- | ------------------------- | ------------------- | | XBOX Series X | 47% | 123 W | | XBOX Series S | 43% | 63 W | ### Multiplayer active gameplay | Console | Average power consumption | Approximate wattage | | ------------- | ------------------------- | ------------------- | | XBOX Series X | 57.2% | 150 W | | XBOX Series S | 53.6% | 72 W | ### Multiplayer lobby | Console | Average power consumption | Approximate wattage | | ------------- | ------------------------- | ------------------- | | XBOX Series X | 48.6% | 131 W | | XBOX Series S | 48% | 70 W | ## Averages by AV output Power consumption varies with title features such as resolution and frame rate. Graphics settings — performance, quality, resolution — drive GPU load significantly. Results below are averaged from **more than 100 test scenarios** on multiple versions of titles across the XBOX catalogue. ### XBOX Series X: 4K at 60 FPS | Area | Average power usage | Approximate wattage | | --------------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------- | | In-engine cutscene | 59.33% | 151 W | | Loading screen | 37.6% | 107 W | | Active gameplay | 60.5% | 154 W | | Constrained state | 51.5% | 136 W | | Contextual menu | 54.3% | 144 W | | Main menu | 49.6% | 126 W | | Multiplayer active gameplay | 57.5% | 150 W | | Multiplayer lobby | 48.9% | 131 W | ### XBOX Series X: 4K at 30 FPS | Area | Average power usage | Approximate wattage | | --------------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------- | | In-engine cutscene | 58.3% | 143 W | | Loading screen | 35.4% | 100 W | | Active gameplay | 57.9% | 150 W | | Constrained state | 51.2% | 131 W | | Contextual menu | 46.2% | 126 W | | Main menu | 41% | 108 W | | Multiplayer active gameplay | 56.2% | 149 W | | Multiplayer lobby | 49.6% | 135 W | ### XBOX Series X: 1080p at 60 FPS | Area | Average power usage | Approximate wattage | | --------------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------- | | In-engine cutscene | 58.5% | 151 W | | Loading screen | 32.4% | 107 W | | Active gameplay | 43.6% | 154 W | | Constrained state | 39.6% | 107 W | | Contextual menu | 45% | 136 W | | Main menu | 49.1% | 144 W | | Multiplayer active gameplay | 46% | 126 W | | Multiplayer lobby | 38.9% | 150 W | ### XBOX Series S: 1440p | Area | Average power usage | Approximate wattage | | --------------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------- | | In-engine cutscene | 56% | 75 W | | Loading screen | 32.5% | 58 W | | Active gameplay | 58.6% | 77 W | | Constrained state | 50.6% | 70 W | | Contextual menu | 52.6% | 73 W | | Main menu | 39.8% | 64 W | | Multiplayer active gameplay | 56.7% | 73 W | | Multiplayer lobby | 44.8% | 75 W | ### XBOX Series S: 1080p | Area | Average power usage | Approximate wattage | | --------------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------- | | In-engine cutscene | 46% | 66 W | | Loading screen | 31.5% | 57 W | | Active gameplay | 51.6% | 71 W | | Constrained state | 44.7% | 61 W | | Contextual menu | 46.2% | 65 W | | Main menu | 41.4% | 60 W | | Multiplayer active gameplay | 48.7% | 68 W | | Multiplayer lobby | 47.1% | 63 W | ### XBOX Series S: 60 FPS (all resolutions) | Area | Average power usage | Approximate wattage | | --------------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------- | | In-engine cutscene | 54.2% | 71 W | | Loading screen | 35.8% | 61 W | | Active gameplay | 56.6% | 74 W | | Constrained state | 50% | 65.4 W | | Contextual menu | 54% | 71 W | | Main menu | 47% | 65 W | | Multiplayer active gameplay | 54.1% | 72 W | | Multiplayer lobby | 50.7% | 71 W | ### XBOX Series S: 30 FPS (all resolutions) | Area | Average power usage | Approximate wattage | | --------------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------- | | In-engine cutscene | 51.5% | 71 W | | Loading screen | 33.9% | 55 W | | Active gameplay | 54.2% | 71 W | | Constrained state | 45.3% | 65 W | | Contextual menu | 45.2% | 66 W | | Main menu | 33% | 57 W | | Multiplayer active gameplay | 50.1% | 69 W | | Multiplayer lobby | 38.1% | 67 W | ## In-game area definitions * **Main menu** — where the player arrives after the initial interactive state. Offers new game, resume, options. * **Contextual menu** — invoked during active gameplay (usually the Menu button). * **Loading screen** — displayed when transitioning into or out of active gameplay. Baseline uses the loading screen into active gameplay. * **Active gameplay** — actively playing in a single-player mode. Typically the largest opportunity for green code. * **In-engine cutscene** — cutscene rendered by the game engine (not a pre-rendered video). * **Multiplayer lobby** — the menu for viewing/adding/removing players from a multiplayer session. If a title has no lobby, we substitute an equivalent screen (Social, Friends, Party). * **Multiplayer active gameplay** — actively playing in a multiplayer session. * **Constrained state** — invoked by pressing the XBOX button and returning Home. The title is minimized and the Home screen displays. A common way to pause when walking away. ## Next steps * [Global platform baselines](/build/game-principles/sustainability/global-platform-baselines) — real-world telemetry averages. * [Sustainability PIX guide](/build/game-principles/sustainability/sustainability-pix-guide) — reproduce this process on your own devkit. * [Energy efficiency essentials](/build/game-principles/sustainability/energy-efficiency-essentials) — techniques to bring your title below these averages. ## Related topics - [Global platform baselines](/build/game-principles/sustainability/global-platform-baselines.md) - [Certification sustainability power reports](/build/game-principles/sustainability/sustainability-case-studies.md) - [Sustainability overview](/build/game-principles/sustainability/sustainability-overview.md) - [XBOX Game Energy Efficiency Essentials](/build/game-principles/sustainability/energy-efficiency-essentials.md) - [Sustainability profiling with PIX](/build/game-principles/sustainability/sustainability-pix-guide.md)