Graphics Card High-Power (GC-HPWR), a finger connector that ASUS introduced as part of its BTF (Back-to-The-Future) ecosystem to power GPUs without the need for traditional cabling (e.g., 6/8-pin ...

The new RTX 5090 and 5070 Ti BTF editions sport the new GC-HPWR Asus power connector, which the company recently showed off as being able to handle well over 1,000W of power —far more than even ...

The new ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Hero BTF motherboard features some cutting-edge features, with a PCIe 5.0 x16 slot ready for the graphics cards of not just today but tomorrow.

In other words, it plugs directly into the motherboard with a second slot further down the graphics card that draws the power (capable of delivering 600W for the RTX 4090 to guzzle).

This new eGPU dock from Asus supports any graphics card The ROG XG Station 3 is an eGPU dock that should work with any desktop card, and supports Asus' BTF power connector for an ultra-clean look.

The ASUS BTF 4090 is the most powerful BTF card available at the time of writing. Credit: ASUS But this is a BTF board, so it has no visible cable connectors on the front, and that includes GPU power.

Hardware Electronics asus graphics card Asus RTX 4090 BTF embraces a cable-free future, eliminates 16-pin power connector Are enthusiasts jazzed about back-of-the-board connectors?

This extra slot looks like a teeny-tiny PCIe x1 port, but it can supply up to 600 watts of power — the same as the latest 12VHPWR cable from a PCIe 5.0-compliant power supply.