The first dual 16-pin connector GeForce RTX 5080 just arrived, and it’s an enthusiast-grade 80-class card from GALAX. GALAX Launches Dual-12V-2×6-Equipped GeForce RTX 5080 HOF Extreme Card With 400W TGP and 20+4 Power Phases The entire higher-end RTX 50 series GPUs feature only a single 12V-2×6 connector, except for some premium RTX 5090 variants. Since the RTX 5090 has a higher power rating, a single 16-pin connector could potentially throttle the card’s performance on specially designed OC editions, which can easily consume far more than 600W. On the other hand, the GeForce RTX 5080 remains somewhat modest in power consumption […]
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