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[td]The connector first appeared in the [[GeForce 40 series|Nvidia RTX 40]] GPUs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Simplifying 16 PIN (12VHPWR) PCIe5 Connector and Why you need it? |website=PC TeK REVIEWS |url=https://www.pctekreviews.com/Guides/Simplifying_16PIN_PCIe5.aspx |first=Rakesh |last=Sharma |date=March 20, 2023 |access-date=2023-07-18 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sandhu |first=Tarinder |date=2023-03-28 |title=ATX 3.0 PSUs explained: why 12VHPWR is the best way to power Nvidia RTX 40 Series GPUs |url=https://www.club386.com/atx-3-0-psu...-best-way-to-power-nvidia-rtx-40-series-gpus/ |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=Club386 |language=en-GB}}</ref> The prior [[GeForce 30 series|Nvidia RTX 30]] series introduced a similar, proprietary connector in the "Founder's Edition" cards, which also uses an arrangement of twelve pins for power, but did not have the sense pins, except for the connector on the founders edition RTX 3090 Ti (though not present on the adapter supplied with those cards.)<ref>{{Cite web |first=Aris |last=Mpitziopoulos |date=2022-10-31 |title=12VHPWR Connector/Cable: PSU's Size (Watt) Does Matter! |url=https://hwbusters.com/psus/12vhpwr-connector-cable-psus-size-watt-does-matter/ |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=Hardware Busters |language=en-US}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]The 16-pin 12VHPWR connector, where HPWR stands for "High Power," supports higher power delivery to GPUs, up to 600 watts, a significant increase from the 150 watts of the 8-pin connector and the 75 watts of the 6-pin connector.<ref name="jongerow-12vhpwr">{{Cite web |title=Let's talk about the 12VHPWR connector.... |url=http://jongerow.com/12VHPWR/ |first=Jon |last=Gerow |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=jongerow.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Seasonic 12VHPWR Cable |url=https://seasonic.com/12vhpwr-cable |date=May 6, 2024 |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=seasonic.com |publisher=[[Sea Sonic|Sea Sonic Electronics, Ltd.]] |language=en}}</ref>[/td]
[td]The 16-pin 12VHPWR connector, where "12V" signifies the use of 12 volts and "HPWR" stands for "high power," supports higher power delivery to GPUs, up to 600 watts, a significant increase from the 150 watts of the 8-pin connector and the 75 watts of the 6-pin connector.<ref name="jongerow-12vhpwr">{{Cite web |title=Let's talk about the 12VHPWR connector.... |url=http://jongerow.com/12VHPWR/ |first=Jon |last=Gerow |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=jongerow.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Seasonic 12VHPWR Cable |url=https://seasonic.com/12vhpwr-cable |date=May 6, 2024 |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=seasonic.com |publisher=[[Sea Sonic|Sea Sonic Electronics, Ltd.]] |language=en}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Adapters converting multiple 8-pin to a single 16-pin connector are available.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PCIe Gen5 "12VHPWR" power connector to feature 150W, 300W, 450W and 600W settings |url=https://videocardz.com/newz/pcie-ge...r-to-feature-150w-300w-450w-and-600w-settings |date=March 3, 2022 |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=VideoCardz.com |language=en-US}}</ref>[/td]
[td]Adapters converting multiple 8-pin to a single 16-pin connector are available.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PCIe Gen5 "12VHPWR" power connector to feature 150W, 300W, 450W and 600W settings |url=https://videocardz.com/newz/pcie-ge...r-to-feature-150w-300w-450w-and-600w-settings |date=March 3, 2022 |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=VideoCardz.com |language=en-US}}</ref>[/td]
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[td]The connector first appeared in the [[GeForce 40 series|Nvidia RTX 40]] GPUs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Simplifying 16 PIN (12VHPWR) PCIe5 Connector and Why you need it? |website=PC TeK REVIEWS |url=https://www.pctekreviews.com/Guides/Simplifying_16PIN_PCIe5.aspx |first=Rakesh |last=Sharma |date=March 20, 2023 |access-date=2023-07-18 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sandhu |first=Tarinder |date=2023-03-28 |title=ATX 3.0 PSUs explained: why 12VHPWR is the best way to power Nvidia RTX 40 Series GPUs |url=https://www.club386.com/atx-3-0-psu...-best-way-to-power-nvidia-rtx-40-series-gpus/ |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=Club386 |language=en-GB}}</ref> The prior [[GeForce 30 series|Nvidia RTX 30]] series introduced a similar, proprietary connector in the "Founder's Edition" cards, which also uses an arrangement of twelve pins for power, but did not have the sense pins, except for the connector on the founders edition RTX 3090 Ti (though not present on the adapter supplied with those cards.)<ref>{{Cite web |first=Aris |last=Mpitziopoulos |date=2022-10-31 |title=12VHPWR Connector/Cable: PSU's Size (Watt) Does Matter! |url=https://hwbusters.com/psus/12vhpwr-connector-cable-psus-size-watt-does-matter/ |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=Hardware Busters |language=en-US}}</ref>[/td]Revision as of 04:02, 3 September 2025
[/td][td]The connector first appeared in the [[GeForce 40 series|Nvidia RTX 40]] GPUs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Simplifying 16 PIN (12VHPWR) PCIe5 Connector and Why you need it? |website=PC TeK REVIEWS |url=https://www.pctekreviews.com/Guides/Simplifying_16PIN_PCIe5.aspx |first=Rakesh |last=Sharma |date=March 20, 2023 |access-date=2023-07-18 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sandhu |first=Tarinder |date=2023-03-28 |title=ATX 3.0 PSUs explained: why 12VHPWR is the best way to power Nvidia RTX 40 Series GPUs |url=https://www.club386.com/atx-3-0-psu...-best-way-to-power-nvidia-rtx-40-series-gpus/ |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=Club386 |language=en-GB}}</ref> The prior [[GeForce 30 series|Nvidia RTX 30]] series introduced a similar, proprietary connector in the "Founder's Edition" cards, which also uses an arrangement of twelve pins for power, but did not have the sense pins, except for the connector on the founders edition RTX 3090 Ti (though not present on the adapter supplied with those cards.)<ref>{{Cite web |first=Aris |last=Mpitziopoulos |date=2022-10-31 |title=12VHPWR Connector/Cable: PSU's Size (Watt) Does Matter! |url=https://hwbusters.com/psus/12vhpwr-connector-cable-psus-size-watt-does-matter/ |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=Hardware Busters |language=en-US}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]The 16-pin 12VHPWR connector, where HPWR stands for "High Power," supports higher power delivery to GPUs, up to 600 watts, a significant increase from the 150 watts of the 8-pin connector and the 75 watts of the 6-pin connector.<ref name="jongerow-12vhpwr">{{Cite web |title=Let's talk about the 12VHPWR connector.... |url=http://jongerow.com/12VHPWR/ |first=Jon |last=Gerow |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=jongerow.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Seasonic 12VHPWR Cable |url=https://seasonic.com/12vhpwr-cable |date=May 6, 2024 |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=seasonic.com |publisher=[[Sea Sonic|Sea Sonic Electronics, Ltd.]] |language=en}}</ref>[/td]
[td]The 16-pin 12VHPWR connector, where "12V" signifies the use of 12 volts and "HPWR" stands for "high power," supports higher power delivery to GPUs, up to 600 watts, a significant increase from the 150 watts of the 8-pin connector and the 75 watts of the 6-pin connector.<ref name="jongerow-12vhpwr">{{Cite web |title=Let's talk about the 12VHPWR connector.... |url=http://jongerow.com/12VHPWR/ |first=Jon |last=Gerow |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=jongerow.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Seasonic 12VHPWR Cable |url=https://seasonic.com/12vhpwr-cable |date=May 6, 2024 |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=seasonic.com |publisher=[[Sea Sonic|Sea Sonic Electronics, Ltd.]] |language=en}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Adapters converting multiple 8-pin to a single 16-pin connector are available.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PCIe Gen5 "12VHPWR" power connector to feature 150W, 300W, 450W and 600W settings |url=https://videocardz.com/newz/pcie-ge...r-to-feature-150w-300w-450w-and-600w-settings |date=March 3, 2022 |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=VideoCardz.com |language=en-US}}</ref>[/td]
[td]Adapters converting multiple 8-pin to a single 16-pin connector are available.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PCIe Gen5 "12VHPWR" power connector to feature 150W, 300W, 450W and 600W settings |url=https://videocardz.com/newz/pcie-ge...r-to-feature-150w-300w-450w-and-600w-settings |date=March 3, 2022 |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=VideoCardz.com |language=en-US}}</ref>[/td]
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