If you thought the RTX 5090 has monstrous power requirements, you'll be floored by these leaked Nvidia GPU prototypes.

Two RTX 5090 users have already suffered burned connectors, and if community analysis is right, more may be on the way.

Last week, RTX 5090 cards started dying after Nvidia’s driver update. More recently, one Reddit user named /u/ivan6953 ...

Cablemod was also forced to recall its 12VHPWR GPU power adapters last year after reports of melted adapters. We reached out to Nvidia to comment on these latest reports of RTX 5090 power ...

TL;DR: A Reddit user reported a melted 12VHPWR power cable on a GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition, despite ensuring proper connection. An investigation by YouTuber der8auer revealed uneven power ...

Reports of a melted RTX 5090 power connector have surfaced online, but the graphics card issue is seemingly linked to a third ...

der8auer thinks none of the above. Using his own RTX 5090 FE, he loaded the GPU up with Furmark and found some worrying ...

After months of RTX 5090 speculation around NVIDIA and endless memes of its next-gen graphics ... slot from unnecessary stress, but the 600W power 12V2x6 cable at least connects at an angle ...

Less than two weeks after its release, the first report of a melting Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 has surfaced online. While a third-party power cable was used, it’s unclear right now what caused the ...

NVIDIA had multiple PCB prototypes for the GeForce RTX 5090, RTX 4090, and other GPUs: 4 x 16-pin power connectors for up to ...