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. In a new video, Tom from Moore's Law is Dead ...

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 ...

Both the graphics cards also come with standard 8-pin PCIe power connectors ... the company had given thought to using the 16-pin 12VHPWR power connector on the RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT.

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).

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 ...

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 ...

Most new PC gaming PSUs have a 16-pin power connector of some description now, but two is a rarity. There are ways around this, though. You can use an adapter to convert 8-pin PCIe power sockets ...

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 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 ...