Upcoming NVIDIA graphics cards based on the Ampere architecture would have more changes than anticipated. In addition to changing architecture and lithography, a change in the design of the heatsinks is expected. But they would also be working on a change in power connectors. According to rumors from the Chinese company FCPOWERUP, NVIDIA could use a 12-pin power connector on the RTX 30.
Typically 6 + 8-pin, 8 + 8-pin and even 8 + 8 + 8-pin connector combinations are used, in more extreme cases. It seems that NVIDIA wants to change this and go for a single 12-pin connector. This change would come because, according to rumors, Ampere graphics would have a consumption of more than 300W.
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Possible 12-pin connector on NVIDIA RTX 30
There are rumors that speak of 300W of consumption in the new graphics cards of the company. This would have caused the RTX 3000 Series to opt for a new 12-pin power connector. This would add to the major change in the heatsink on the company's new graphics cards.
This new 12-pin connector, at first glance, looks like the combination of a 6 + 6-pin connector. This connector looks quite similar to the Molex Micro-Fit connectors, which are 19mm wide and have a 3mm pitch. Although it has the same pin-out as a 6 + 6-pin system, it could offer 8.5A instead of the 6.5A of the connectors mentioned above.
In addition, it would offer a perfect efficiency rate, offering up to 600W of power with the mini-Fit 5556 connector. Although the real power delivery that it could offer would normally be 400W at a current of 6 amps. The bottleneck of current connectors which is limited to 20AWG per pin would be remedied.
This Chinese source indicates that there is a 4-pin connector next to the 12-pin one whose function is unknown. This source indicates that this new connector would be used by an RTX 30 Series chart with the plate number PG142.
Let's be careful, because this information seems quite strange and unusual.
[irp]Source: wccftech
