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Nvidia confident RTX 50 series power connectors unlikely to melt
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RTX 50 GPUs won't suffer a repeat of melting 4090 power cables, Nvidia claims
Nvidia recently reassured customers that its upcoming RTX 50 series graphics cards won't repeat the controversy from two years ago when the flagship RTX 4090 power
Here’s How Much the New Nvidia RTX 50 Series GPUs Cost
The four GPUs in the lineup include the RTX 5070, RTX 5070 Ti, RTX 5080, and the RTX 5090. They start off at just $549 and go up to $1999. For now, there is no information on the cheaper RTX 5060 models, but they can be expected to be somewhere in the $350 to $400 range.
Improved 12V-2×6 Connector Design Ensures Safe Power Delivery in RTX 50 Series
Nvidia addressed the concern regarding the potential melting of the graphics card power supply interface that previously affected some models. The company provided information during the 2025 NVIDIA RTX AI Day event held in Seoul,
Nvidia confident that RTX 50 series power connectors unlikely to melt despite higher TDP
Nvidia says that its flagship RTX 5090 GPUs will not experience the melting 16-pin connectors that plagued RTX 4090 graphics cards. Company representatives made this announcement during Nvidia RTX AI Day 2025 in South Korea,
Nvidia says melting power connectors are a thing of the past
Nvidia is confident there will be no melting connectors thanks to the 12V-2x6 standard featured on its RTX 50-series GPUs. The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
Nvidia says its new RTX 50 cards won’t melt power plugs this time
If you recall a couple of years and several centuries ago when the RTX 4090 launched, a bunch of them melted. Okay, that’s hyperbolic, but a small but notable number of 40-series cards had issues with the new 12VHPWR connector setup that caused cards to short out and fail.
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This impressive Alienware Aurora R16 RTX 4090 Gaming PC just dropped below $3,000
For anyone in the market for a high-end gaming PC, this deal on the Alienware Aurora R16 is hard to beat. It’s a well-rounded ...
If you're worried about your RTX 50-series graphics card suffering another 4090-meltgate, MSI's yellow-tipped adapter cables might just give you peace of mind
Other than its vast price tag, one thing that put off many people buying an RTX 4090 graphics card was the fact that it had a ...
A first look at Nvidia’s flagship RTX 5090 compared to the RTX 4090
The first thing that’s notable about the RTX 5090 is the packaging design has totally changed since the Founders Edition RTX ...
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 to RTX 4070 GPU stock to sell out in weeks, says leak
A new leak suggests that stock of Nvidia graphics cards like the RTX 4080 and RTX 4070 Super will completely run out by the ...
RTX 5090 exhibits 27% higher CUDA performance than RTX 4090 — exceeds 500K points in Geekbench
Nvidia's RTX 50 series will debut with the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 starting January 30. While official reviews, including ours, ...
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GeForce RTX 50 Series raw performance confirmed by NVIDIA: RTX 5090 is 30% faster than RTX 4090
DLSS 4 performance for the GeForce RTX 50 Series. And outside of the RTX 5090 we're looking at 15-20% gains over the RTX 40 ...
RTX 5090 early benchmarks show underwhelming performance uplift over the RTX 4090
The RTX 5090 was put through its paces in Geekbench 5, where it notched up impressive scores in both the OpenCL and Vulkan tests (via BenchLeaks).