Is AMD starting to adopt the 12V-2x6 connector?

DaemonForce · 2024-07-21T11:34:54+0100

So I'm looking at two SKUs:
ASRock Creator Radeon RX 7900 XT 20GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 ATX Video Card RX7900XT CT 20G
ASRock Creator Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24GB GDDR6 PCI Express 4.0 ATX Video Card RX7900XTX CT 24G

They're both 7900 series ASRock model AMD cards and they appear to be blower style.

Yup, that's a card...✔

I don't see any listing on TPU but the real interesting thing that caught my attention was this:

Never seen that on an AMD card before and I guess it makes sense that I haven't.
The 7000 series is just new enough to get it and these are the only two big power cards in that list.
Is it just an ASRock thing or a sign of more to come?

fevgatos · 2024-07-21T11:35:38+0100

Obviously everyone will follow this design. AMD didn't last gen cause their cards were already ready before the connector, and they just used it as a marketing point.

Ruru · 2024-07-21T11:40:31+0100

Asrock has been the only AIB so far to use that crappy connector. I hope that AMD will stay with the traditional PCIe connectors; they've been around for 20 years and proven to work perfectly.

eidairaman1 · 2024-07-21T11:47:47+0100

Ruru said:
Asrock has been the only AIB so far to use that crappy connector. I hope that AMD will stay with the traditional PCIe connectors; they've been around for 20 years and proven to work perfectly.

That card is more like server/workstation environments basically

Ruru · 2024-07-21T11:48:22+0100

eidairaman1 said:
That card is more like server/workstation environments basically

Yeah, the blower cooler says it all.

DaemonForce · 2024-07-21T11:52:48+0100

eidairaman1 said:
That card is more like server/workstation environments basically

It's definitely put together like an accelerator. Like that's a REALLY good position for the power connector. That's awesome. Wish we could get more cards that have better connector positioning like that. Just a little alarming that the first ones I would see on the series of card that I actually want would push for this particular connector.

Lost_Troll · 2024-07-21T13:03:53+0100

eidairaman1 said:
That card is more like server/workstation environments basically

Yep, makes it easier to replace an existing NVidia card or add one to an OEM system by the manufacture or end system user.

I hope they do not use with the RX 8X00 cards, but I have a feeling that they will have too at some point as it gets pushed by Intel and Nvidia.

Vario · 2024-07-21T13:58:43+0100

I think the 12VHPWR connector is inevitable, unfortunately.

Totally · 2024-07-21T14:09:38+0100

I'll also sit this round out in case of another fried connector lottery.

AusWolf · 2024-07-21T14:13:51+0100

It's only ASRock with a handful of very specific models for now. To really answer the question, we'll have to see RDNA 4 first.

taka · 2024-07-21T14:19:26+0100

I wonder why they bother with the new crazy connector when we had for ages DC connectors well designed and tested.
This one even have some "sense" wires.

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Is AMD starting to adopt the 12V-2x6 connector?

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