RTX 5000: The new connector of the RTX 4000 Super GPUs may reveal an interesting detail

The RTX 4000 Tremendous graphics playing cards more and more depend on the 12V 2×6 connector. Its specs also needs to present clues to the RTX 5000 collection

With the launch of the RTX 4000 tremendous graphics playing cards Nvidia has mandated the 12VHPWR connector for these GPUs.

It doesn’t matter whether or not it is likely one of the reference fashions known as “Founders Version” or a customized design – every of the RTX 4070 (Ti) Tremendous and RTX 4080 Tremendous has this energy connector.

Now the 12VHPWR connector had issues with melting connectors, primarily at launch, which prompted the PCI-SIG to develop a brand new revision of the connector: 12V-2×6 is the identify of the up to date socket and is meant to keep away from the issues talked about.

The 12V-2×6 connector appears to have celebrated its official debut with the aforementioned tremendous graphics playing cards from Nvidia. At the least that is confirmed by footage on the X platform previously generally known as Twitter:

H++ 12V-2X6 (max:675w)
H+ 12VHPWR (max:600w)
Some AIC’s 4070super 4070ti tremendous 4080super are nonetheless utilizing the H+12VHPWR interface pic.twitter.com/QHah921JuT

– Алексей (@wxnod) February 19, 2024

How do you acknowledge the distinction? The plugs might be distinguished from one another at a look by the marking.

For instance, 12VHPWR is recognized with “H+”, whereas 12V-2×6 is recognized with “H++”. The latter connector must be on board most RTX Tremendous graphics playing cards; in line with the tweet, only some customized companions nonetheless have the 12VHPWR connector put in.

No rationalization is given as to why some RTX Tremendous GPUs nonetheless use the “older” connector. It’s conceivable, for instance, that the producers nonetheless have or had residual shares of the 12VHPWR connector, which have been used for the primary batch of recent Nvidia graphics playing cards.

What makes 12V-2×6 completely different?  The revised model guarantees to make the occasional overheating issues a factor of the previous. That is to be achieved with the assistance of shortened sensors and prolonged energy pins.

This seemingly easy change has a serious impression: To start with, it ensures that the 12V strains are linked earlier than the aforementioned sensor pins.

If the 12V 2×6 plug shouldn’t be inserted accurately, the sense pins will not be linked to the socket – the really permissible energy provide is denied because of the lack of detection, in order that the aforementioned overheating issues can’t happen within the first place.

A pointer to RTX 5000? Nonetheless, avoiding issues shouldn’t be all that modifications with 12V-2×6 – as a result of in line with the related PCI specification CEM 5.1, the connection can deal with as much as 675 watts.

Based on the newest hypothesis, Nvidia will rely totally on this new energy provide specification for the RTX 5000 collection. A swap to the as but undetermined PCI CEM 6.0 can be attainable – however it’s sure that 12V-2×6 will certainly be a part of this.

As famous by the portal (Tweaktown) accordingly, a attainable high mannequin within the type of the Geforce RTX 5090 might be designed to achieve new heights in energy consumption.

At the least theoretically, a TDP of 675 watts is feasible due to the brand new connection – and with the RTX 4090 on the newest, Nvidia has already confirmed that it’s not precisely squeamish concerning the energy consumption of fanatic fashions.