Nvidia GPU has started to show its consequences on the RX 9070 XT. Sapphire's Nitro+ variant uses a 12v-2x6 connector, which ...

TL;DR: NVIDIA's 16-pin 12VHPWR power connector for RTX 40 and 50 Series GPUs has faced recurring issues of melting cables and overheating. AMD's Radeon RX 9000 Series also reports similar failures, ...

Mid-range cards are getting singed too A Sapphire RX 9070 XT Nitro+ owner claims his 16-pin plug caught fire after months of ...

We recently saw AMD unveiling two brand new desktop GPUs from its Radeon 7000 series. The new RX 7800 XT and the RX 7700 XT are based on the RDNA 3 architecture and are claimed to be optimized for the ...

Many of the best graphics cards currently available utilize the 16-pin (12VHPWR) power connector. Due to several unfortunate incidents involving meltdowns of this connector, numerous manufacturers ...

Another day, another toasty NVI... Wait, sorry, force of habit. Breaking news, folks, the industry standard 12VHPWR connector has just claimed its first Radeon victim. The unlucky gamer was Reddit ...

It turns out that NVIDIA’s RTX 4070 is not carrying the same 16-pin power connector found on other RTX 40 series graphics cards. After careful inspection from Igor at Igor’s Lab, he found that the RTX ...

TL;DR: ASUS's new BTF 2.5 GC-HPWR power connector, tested on the ROG Strix GeForce RTX 5090 BTF, delivers up to 1900W with improved reliability and temperatures below 40°C. This advanced connector ...

The controversial 16-pin power connector is once again under scrutiny after a new incident involving the Sapphire RX 9070 XT graphics card. A user reported that the 16-pin connector melted while using ...

Nvidia is preparing to launch its next Ada Lovelace GPU, the RTX 4070 non-Ti. It's rumored for April and will be offered in two versions with different power requirements and associated power ...