# Power Consumption

## RVC2 Devices

Most of the power is consumed by the [RVC2](https://docs.luxonis.com/hardware/platform/rvc/rvc2.md) itself, so the power
consumption mostly depends on the workload of the VPU and on the specific device. The breakdown of power consumption for the
components is as follows:

 * Base consumption + camera streaming: 2.5W - 3W
 * AI subsystem consumption: Up to 1W
 * Stereo depth pipeline subsystem: Up to 0.5W
 * Video Encoder subsystem: Up to 0.5W
 * PoE circuitry: up to 0.5W (applied for PoE devices)

For the PRO line-up of devices, also consider the power consumption of the Illumination LED and laser dot projector. The power
consumption is configurable: higher brightness results in higher power usage.

 * Dot projector (active stereo): Up to 1W
 * Illumination LED (night vision): Up to 1W

To reduce the power consumption, you can reduce FPS of the whole pipeline - that way, subsystems won't be utilized at 100% and
will consume less power. You can also decrease power (and brightness) of the illumination LED and dot projector to reduce the
overall power consumption of the device.

## RVC3 Devices

For detailed information about the power consumption of RCV3 devices, please refer
[here](https://docs.luxonis.com/hardware/platform/rvc/rvc3.md).