The Nvidia gaming GPUs will instead use an eight-pin connector and will also only need a 650W power supply, if this latest ...

Nvidia has been the champion of a new 12-pin power connector, but it might fall back to a standard PCIe adapter with the RTX 5060.

Nvidia is confident there will be no melting connectors thanks to the 12V-2x6 standard featured on its RTX 50-series GPUs.

Who needs 4 x 8-pin connectors? Well, you do for the best performance, but testing suggests a trio of connectors comes mighty ...

When the RTX 4090 hit the market in October 2022, some users started reporting overheating and even melting power connectors.

A leaker claims Nvidia's RTX 5060-class GPUs will use the same power connectors as the 4060-class GPUs, despite requiring 100 ...

Nvidia is confident that changes made to the power connector will be enough to prevent similar problems this generation.

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Nvidia has been quick to wave away concerns that its RTX 5090 flagship graphics card, which consumes close to 600W of power, won’t melt power connectors like its predecessor had a habit of doing.

Nvidia has expressed confidence that the infamous melting issues with the 12VHPWR power connectors, which plagued some RTX 40-series GPUs, will not recur with its next-generation RTX 50-series lineup.

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) roared higher last year, gaining more than 170%, and emerged as the key player in the artificial intelligence (AI) boom. This is because the tech giant sells the world's top ...