News MSI Equips RTX 4060 Ti 16GB With 16-Pin Power Connector

[Admin]

MSI is preparing to launch the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Gaming X Slim graphics card with 16GB of VRAM.

MSI Equips RTX 4060 Ti 16GB With 16-Pin Power Connector : Read more

 

[Amdlova]

Overkill on price
Overkill on Vram
Overkill on Power

But the shelf accept, but no one will buy

 

[TechieTwo]

The 16 pin power connector may simply be a production convenience.

 

[Alvar "Miles" Udell]

As long as it comes with an adapter it'll be fine, but since 12VHP cables can require a 650w or higher PSU to be fitted with them or purchase for use, and a system with this card may not be using that size PSU, there could be a problem.

 

[BillyBuerger]

I thought this was part of the point of the 12VHPWR or 12V-2x6 is that the 4 signal pins indicate the power of the PSU so that the card can determine if enough power is available to feed the GPU. So that all GPUs and PSUs, from low power to high power could use the same connector and ensure that the required power exists. There's no reason it can't be used on a lower power card like this.

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

Honestly, there isn't really much reason to implement (12VHPWR or 12V-2x6) until you reach the 300 Watt Board Power and up.

Spoiler: Table of Various GFX Card PSU Plug Configurations and what is relevant

Any Graphics Card below 300 Watts can stick to PCIe Bus Power / 1x 6-Pin EPS or 1x 8-Pin EPS

Once you get past 600 Watts, you can Add a 6/8-pin EPS for 675 W / 750 W / 825 W configs.

After that, you should stick with 2x (12VHPWR AKA 12V-2x6) connector

 

[PlaneInTheSky]

wauw, which genius at MSI came up with that decision

adding a completely unecessary connection that is known the catch fire

avoid like the plague