Nvidia says melting power connectors are a thing of the past
Nvidia is confident there will be no melting connectors thanks to the 12V-2x6 standard featured on its RTX 50-series GPUs.
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Asus GPU power connector delivers 1,000W for cableless builds — GC-HPWR has a retractable design
Asus has updated its BTF (Back to Future) standard with a new connector that provides significantly more power than the 12V-2x6 connector. HardwareLuxx reports that the new GC-HPWR connector is ...
Nvidia confident RTX 50 series power connectors unlikely to melt
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Nvidia responds to concerns about RTX 5090 melting power connectors
When the RTX 4090 hit the market in October 2022, some users started reporting overheating and even melting power connectors.
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ASRock's flagship Radeon RX 9070 XT TAICHI uses a 16-pin power connector
TL;DR: At CES 2025, ASRock unveiled its RDNA 4 graphics cards, led by the Radeon RX 9070 XT Taichi, featuring a 16-pin power connector compatible with the latest ATX 3.1 and PCIe 5.1 standards.