The ds lite uses less watts then even the ps1.

The ps1 can potentually draw 10 watts (I think its the max.)

I found that playing even the most complex 3D original ds games the wattage isn't even 1 watt. It's 0.8 watts. (if the brighness is set to the lowest).

You'd think the power draw would be more just from having two screens let alone 1 screen.

It all went off thr rails with the 3ds and Switch as portables got more and more power hungry.

This is interesting considering the ds was supose to be based off the specs of the N64. It uses less power then both by a large number.

Is the ds lite the most power efficent 3D capable gaming system?

For further comparasion the Sega Saturn used around 15 watts of power.

I didn't knew that and that's interesting.

So that means if the Nintendo DS was set to highest it would've used 1 to 2 Watts?

And about Sega Saturn that's crazy but yeah it's a Home Video Game Console and uses Wall Electricity so it's not really much of a concern.