This new Asus graphics card connector can supply 1,000W of power with no cable Asus GC-HPWR connector draws power through a motherboard slot for cableless power, but still makes gaming GPUs ...

Either way, nobody should be blaming 12VHPWR issues on end users. The post Gamers complain Nvidia's powerful new video card is melting connectors appeared first on Boing Boing.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti and RTX 5060 graphics cards are reportedly set to stick with eight-pin power connectors, rather than use the company's new 12VHPWR connector, suggests a new leak.

Power supplies and cables with the 12V-2x6 connector are already appearing in the market. At least some RTX-40 series cards have also incorporated the new connector.

Hardware Electronics graphics card Nvidia RTX 5090 graphics card power cable melts at both ends, bulge spotted at PSU side This bulge won't boost your performance By Rob Thubron April 6, 2025 at 8 ...

If Buildzoid's analysis is correct, it could mean that all GeForce RTX 5090 FE cards are at risk of melting their power connectors, and while an improperly-plugged connector will definitely ...

Nvidia’s new RTX 5090 GPUs are experiencing issues with the 12VHPWR power connector melting. It’s similar to reports of RTX 40-series connectors melting.

Update: In regards to recent reports of melting power connectors on RTX 4090 graphics cards (there are now two from Reddit), Nvidia says it is investigating and will be in contact with the owners ...

Initially pinned down as an issue with the new-ish 12VHPWR connector that was supposed to replace the 6-pin and 8-pin PCIe power connectors, it turns out that a lack of current balancing is ...

Introduction The MSI VANGUARD series are a new model of graphics card from MSI for the GeForce RTX 50-Series of GPUs, announced and shown at CES 2025, check out MSI’s YouTube video introduction here.

Around 2006, a company called Ageia produced the PhysX card, which promised to give PCs the ability to do sophisticated physics simulations without relying on a video card.