Seasonic shows NVIDIA RTX 30 series 12-pin PCIe power connector and recommends 850W PSU

Posted on Monday, August 24 2020 @ 10:35 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

The rumors about NVIDIA switching to a 12-pin PCIe power connector for (at least some of its) Ampere cards were true. Power supply maker Seasonic uploaded a photo on Bilibili that reveals the design of this connector. The model from Seasonic is a dual 8-pin to single 12-pin PCIe power adapter and the new connector actually looks pretty small.

It's still unknown whether this is exclusively for the NVIDIA Founders Edition models. There are rumors that the custom-design cards will not require this 12-pin connector.

It's expected that NVIDIA will bundle an universal adapter with its Founders Edition cards. The model shown below from Seasonic is reportedly only compatible with Seasonic PSUs. Interestingly, the PSU maker recommends using this cable in combination with a 850W (or higher rated) power supply.

NVIDIA PCIe 12-pin power connector

Some websites like the German HardwareLuxx have also posted pictures of this cable, indicating that it's already circulating among reviewers.

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