NVIDIA's next-gen GeForce RTX 50 series graphics cards will reportedly feature new PCIe 6.0 16-pin power connectors, according to the latest rumors. Popular Now: AMD rumored Radeon RX 9080 XT ...

While some might suggest that MSI opted for the 16-pin connector for better cable organization, the visual distinction between a standard 8-pin PCIe power connector and a 16-pin one is minimal ...

AX Gaming has introduced its X3W Max lineup of GeForce RTX 50-series graphics cards, which feature a custom L-shaped 16-pin ...

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 is one of the most power-hungry graphics cards in the world. With a base TGP of 575W, you need a ...

PCI-SIG's proposed changes to the 12VHPWR connector would include more shroud, and a gripping feature for the additional 4 data pins (the 16-pin connector has 12 pins for power, and 4 pins for data).

AMD and Intel are reportedly testing 16-pin power connectors on their next-gen gaming GPUs, meaning these new graphics cards could finally ditch the good old-fashioned 6-pin and 8-pin PCIe power ...

That seemed fairly obvious on the face of things, but it wasn't until October that we actually knew what that connector was. The PCI-SIG 12VHPWR standard defines the 16-pin (or 12+4-pin ...

In a recent incident reported on the Korean Quasar Zone forums, an owner of an MSI GeForce RTX 4090 Suprim X 24G graphics card experienced a simultaneous meltdown of the 16-pin power connector on ...

But the PCI-SIG standards body is now suggesting ... AMD gaming marketing director Sasa Marinkovic practically suggested the 16-pin connector was a fire hazard in a tweet: “Stay safe this ...

This comes from Moore’s Law is Dead (MLID), a regular source of leaks on YouTube, who believes that Nvidia might mandate a 16-pin power connector with RTX 5000 graphics cards. This is the 12V-2x ...

But, we recently discovered that PCI SIG is already developing a revised 16-pin connector that fixes all of the melting issues with the current version, suggesting that the issue was not entirely ...

this feels like overkill because the 16-pin connector is usually seen on more powerful GPUs. But why is MSI doing this? The RTX 5060 Ti will mostly get its power through an 8-pin PCIe connector ...