At the “Editor’s Day” press communication event in South Korea, NVIDIA representatives promised that the RTX 5090 power connectors would not melt.
The RTX 5090 video card has a TDP of 575 W — 125 W higher than the 4090, raising the obvious question: how has NVIDIA prepared for the increased consumption compared to the previous generation of graphics adapters? This question was addressed during the Q&A session at the event. According to NVIDIA representatives, the problem has been solved by updating the design of the 12V-2×6 power connector.
“It is expected that similar problems will not occur with the RTX 50 series. In response to the previous issue, some changes were made to the connectors, and we believe that the problem will be resolved in about two years”.
The predominant reason for melting connectors and video card failures was poor contact and not very thorough installation, including with third-party manufacturer adapters. The modified 12V-2×6 connector is supposed to prevent this. But an additional 125 W is a significant increase in load, so it remains to be hoped that NVIDIA has taken this into account.
Sources: VideoCardz, QuasarZone
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