Recently, quite official sources have spread information about the specifications of a new 12-pin auxiliary power connector capable of transmitting up to 600 watts. NVIDIA gaming video cards of the Ampere family should be equipped with such connectors. The company's partners are convinced that in most cases they will get by with a combination of old power connectors.
A popular site conducted its own investigation on this topic. . He explains that NVIDIA has been nurturing the idea of ββusing a new 12-pin power connector for connecting video cards for several years, and manufacturers of the corresponding components are actively preparing for its introduction to the market. In the retail segment, such changes are unlikely to show themselves seriously, as the source explains, so buyers of video cards should not worry too much about compatibility with their existing power supplies.
In turn, NVIDIA partners are convinced that they can equip Ampere gaming video cards of their own design with a combination of either two or three eight-pin auxiliary power connectors. The need to use a new type of 12-pin connector may be faced mainly by large manufacturers of finished computers such as HP or Dell, according to the source. For them, this will not be a big problem - they get video cards from the outside, and ordering power supplies with a new type of connector is not difficult. If you install a new video card in a system with a power supply without a 12-pin connector, you can get by with a special adapter.
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Source: 3dnews.ru