Nvidia’s newest flagship GPU — the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti — can have a 3rd 8-pin adapter, in response to Tom’s {Hardware}. We’ve identified for a very long time that the 3090 Ti can be power-thirsty, and now it’s clear how Nvidia intends for the cardboard to attract its energy.
It’s been identified for fairly some time that the 3090 Ti would require a distinct energy provide for PC upgraders. The precise energy cable is a next-gen PCIe 5.0 12VHPWR connector, which is a 12+4 pin cable that may ship as much as 600 watts of energy. It’s additionally a part of the ATX 3.0 commonplace for new PSUs that Intel just lately introduced. Meaning any trendy ATX energy provide ought to work with the cable with out the necessity for an adapter.
This new cable can ship between 150W and 600W, which exceeds the facility supply of the included triple 8-pin adapter. Nonetheless, not each energy provide in the marketplace is suitable with the 12VHPWR, so Nvidia has included the triple 8-pin adapter to verify the cardboard works on each setup.
The triple 8-pin adapter exhibits simply how a lot energy the RTX 3090 T goes to attract. When the unique 3090 shipped, it included a 12-pin to double 8-pin adapter. Nvidia’s reasoning was very related on the time. The RTX 3090’s 350W TDP put it properly forward of its competitors — and even different Nvidia playing cards — in the case of energy draw. With a 3rd 8-pin connector added for the 3090 Ti, we are able to anticipate this card to properly exceed the TDP of the 3090. Our earlier reporting signifies the TDP may fall anyplace between 400W and 500W.
Once you take a look at the specs of the RTX 3090 Ti, it’s no shock that it’ll require this a lot juice. The flagship card runs 10,572 CUDA cores (in comparison with 10,496 on the common 3090) and 24GB of GDDR6X reminiscence.
The 3000 collection of RTX playing cards (significantly the higher-end ones) are identified for being power-hungry, particularly in comparison with prior generations. That’s one thing AMD’s newest collection of GPU playing cards is outwardly aiming to beat Nvidia at. We’re nonetheless a number of months away from seeing next-generation playing cards, although. The RTX 3090 is far nearer, with an anticipated launch date of March 28.
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