The 16-pin connector, better known as 12VHPWR or 12V-2x6 (the most recent iteration) features four sense pins, six current pins (+12V), and six ground pins. In theory, all six 12V pins should be ...

As of writing, there isn't any RTX 50 series GPU with multiple 16-pin connectors, so the full potential of these PSUs remains untapped. Nvidia recommends a 1,000W (minimum) PSU for the RTX 5090.

Clearly, AMD is not eager to follow Nvidia’s footsteps and adopt the 16-pin power connector this soon. However, that doesn’t mean that we will never see an AMD GPU with the 12VHPWR power ...

As reported by Tom's Hardware, a lawsuit filed last week concerning the 12VHPWR 16-pin connector used for the company's current high-end graphics card, the GeForce RTX 4090.

NVIDIA had multiple PCB prototypes for the GeForce RTX 5090, RTX 4090, and other GPUs: 4 x 16-pin power connectors for up to 2400W power delivery.

And this was while the card's power was limited to 75%. The melting 16-pin power connector (12VHPWR) issue has been haunting RTX 4090 owners since Nvidia's flagship launched back in October 2022.

The 16-pin power connector, also known as the 12VHPWR connector, has been a focal point for issues since the RTX 4090's release in October 2022.

Nvidia is supposedly considering making 16-pin compulsory, even for the RTX 5060 (or 5050) When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

ASUS has tested its new BTF 2.5 power connector for its in-house GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card, which is better than the new 16-pin 12V-2x6 power connector, with improved reliability and lower ...

Nvidia is rumored to be developing an RTX 4000 Ada Lovelace GPU with a whopping 900W TGP. This monstrous 900W card will reportedly be powered by not one, but two 16-pin PCIe Gen5 power connectors.

This wouldn't be the first time that an AMD Radeon GPU has been paired with a 16-pin socket either. Earlier this year, ASRock used a 16-pin power connector on its Creator cards based on the Radeon ...