The RTX 5090 card will undoubtedly take its place at the top of graphics card rankings when it arrives, but this kind of power comes with a lot of… well, power – or more specifically, high power. To achieve this goal, we’ve heard a lot of speculation about the possibility of the RTX 5090 destroying your power supply and needing more than 600 watts of power. However, Segotep, a Chinese PSU manufacturer, has commented on this issue, and it seems that enthusiasts can hold off on purchasing a new massive PSU for now.
It all started with claims that the RTX 5090 card may not have just one power connector, but two 16-pin power connectors. We’ve already seen some advanced PSU units with dual 12V-2×6 power connectors (made by manufacturers like MSI), which are likely to handle graphics processors consuming over 600 watts.
These power supply units are still hard to come by, but according to MSI (as reported by TweakTown), the second 12V-2×6 power connector was added “to support the next generation of graphics cards.” As of now, the next generation is the RTX 50 series, so it’s not far-fetched to assume that the RTX 5090 could already be power-hungry – but Segotep disagrees.
If the claims of the Chinese PSU maker are to be believed, the RTX 5090 will not require dual 16-pin connectors. The information comes from a conversation on Bilibili, shared by VideoCardz. A user reached out to ask if Segotep’s power supply could have two 16-pin connectors instead of one, and the company responded: “What if the 5090 requires dual 16-pin connectors?”
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Segotep quickly dismissed this claim, saying: “There is no such possibility.” The company also stated that they already have data on the RTX 5090 and added: “See you in January.”
This promising tidbit of information signifies two things. Firstly, it may once again reveal that power consumption claims, as we also saw with the RTX 4090 card before its launch, are exaggerated. Secondly, this is another confirmation that the RTX 50 series is likely to be announced at CES 2025.
Of course, using two power connectors does not necessarily mean that the RTX 5090 will exceed 600 watts of power. It could be a choice made by Nvidia to distribute the load between two connectors. After all, after the various cases of melting 12VHPWR connectors, it’s not out of the question. However, all evidence so far points to a single connector, and let’s hope it stays that way.
