Model
Samsung QN55QN90DAF
Rank #110 means 109 of the 172 television models we track cost less to run each year; the 13th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 13% of those models.
What does the Samsung QN55QN90DAF cost to run per year?
At about $42 a year, the Samsung QN55QN90DAF costs more to run than most television models we track, rank #110 of 172. Efficiency-wise, once size is accounted for, it lags most of the class, ahead of only 13% of the models we track. Its on-mode draw of 102.15 W is the number ENERGY STAR measures directly and the one this running-cost figure is built from.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Samsung QN65S90HAE at $41/yr runs a little cheaper and the Lg OLED55C5*** at $42/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A television typically stays in service for somewhere around 7 years; over that span, the Samsung QN55QN90DAF's $42/yr adds up to roughly $294 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Samsung QN55QN90DAF normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $42/yr, here is what the Samsung QN55QN90DAF adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Samsung QN55QN90DAF costs about $420. That is roughly $70 more than the class median, which would run closer to $350 over the same ten years.
How the Samsung QN55QN90DAF compares
The television class we track runs from $3 to $117 a year. At $42/yr, it runs about $7 a year above the class median of $35, and it is about $39 a year more than the cheapest television to run at $3.
What drives its running cost
At 54.6 in, the Samsung QN55QN90DAF is a mid-size television for its class, which spans 13.23 to 114.4 in with a median of 55 in, right in the middle of the capacity range, so capacity is roughly a wash compared with the rest of the class. Its on-mode power draw of 102.15 W (the class spans 9.3 to 343.5 W) is the direct input into the running-cost figure, and the picture-brightness setting you choose is the single biggest lever you control over it day to day.
- On-mode brightness. On-mode watts, the figure ENERGY STAR measures at the factory picture setting, can differ a lot from what a TV actually draws once you change the picture mode.
- Screen size. Screen size is the single strongest predictor of a TV's on-mode wattage, ahead of panel technology or brand.
- Hours of use. Running cost compounds with hours of use, so this figure is really a per-hour rate multiplied by a standard viewing assumption, not a fixed annual bill.
Common questions
Is the Samsung QN55QN90DAF cheap to run?
Its $42/yr running cost, rank #110 of 172, is above what most television models we track cost to run, so this is not one of the cheaper picks on electricity alone.
How much does the Samsung QN55QN90DAF cost per month?
About $3.46 a month, which is the $42 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 224 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $42 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Samsung QN55QN90DAF for its size?
13th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is not the main reason for the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 109 | Samsung QN65S90HAE64.5 in | $41 |
| 108 | Samsung QN65S84FAE64.5 in | $41 |
| 107 | Sansui LE-75VH574.3 in | $41 |
| 106 | Lg OLED55G5***54.6 in | $40 |
| 105 | Rca 65D164.5 in | $40 |
Source
ES_1023593_QN55QN90DAF_121220230738992_2177801View certified television listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Samsung and QN55QN90DAF are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.