ASUS, via Tony Yu (General Manager of the brand’s Chinese branch), gave a technical demonstration of the capabilities of the RTX 5090 BTF. Thanks to its 2.5-standard GC-HPWR connector, the RTX 5090 BTF can handle loads of up to 1,900W without flinching. It has to be said that ASUS’s metal connector is far more resistant than NVIDIA’s 16-pin model, which can melt at random…
RTX 5090 BTF tanks up to 1900W!
From what we can see, it has been pressurized with an artificially created voltage using a load generator. However, this doesn’t stop ASUS’ in-house connector from performing superbly on these high loads. Thus, with a consumption of 670W over a 10-minute period, the connector remained at a stable temperature of 30 to 35°C… But we can go even further: with a 1300W load, it didn’t flinch either: 38°C. Finally, with 1900W – three times what 12V-2×6 can theoretically support – the connector operated at 41°C, compared with 68 to 70°C for more conventional cables. However, another interesting fact is that the CG-HPWR can also support 12V-2×6 when required. So, with two power supplies, we can achieve separate power consumption of 1200W and 1400W, at a total current of 200A.
As a reminder, this power connector was originally designed by ASUS to offer configurations with no visible cables. Thus, this GC-HPWR was placed in the PCIe extension of the graphics card. However, the first revision was fixed, so that a BTF graphics card had to work with a BTF motherboard. The second version makes this connector removable, so you can use the classic 12V-2×6 if need be. In short, a future connector for extreme overclockers? Possibly, provided you have an XOC motherboard equipped with this connector.
