The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 burnout incident was first reported in October 2022. After subsequent investigation, it was determined to be a product design defect, and the official also launched a new power connector to avoid this situation. But will it really burn if I use the original power connector? This is really a matter of luck. Some people encounter it after using it for a short time, while others are still safe and fine.
If you are still using the original power connector (old 12VHPWR), or the one introduced by CableMod, then you must pay more attention. Recently, foreign stores have come out to remind them that they are now repairing at least 200 burned RTX 4090s every month.
Nearly 2 years later, the RTX 4090 is still burning out. Foreign repair shops say they repair at least 200 pictures every month.
Recently, foreign repair shop NorthridgeFix revealed in a video that it has received many NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 graphics cards with burned power connectors in recent months, all of which use old 12VHPWR and CableMod, especially the latter. The picture below shows the number of burnt power connectors he repaired recently in the video. It is quite astonishing, a box full. NorthridgeFix also described it as “people burn it every day”:
CableMod wasus governmentA mandatory recall of the 12VHPWR corner adapter is ordered. The reason is that the adapter will become loose, resulting in the risk of burns and fire. If you have not noticed this news, it is fine for the current use. It is recommended to remove it as soon as possible:
Although many of the RTX 4090 power connectors are burned due to CableMod, there are also a lot of old original 12VHPWRs (not the new 12V-2×6). The representative said that even if they are used now, they are fine and there is no burning phenomenon. It may still happen one day in the future.
likeA case we reported last October, has been used for more than a year before burning:
If you bought the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 in the past year, it should come with a new 12V-2×6 power connector. According to reports, the 12V-2×6 power connector is less likely to overheat. So far, there have been no reports of an RTX 4090 malfunctioning or burning out due to this connector, so you can rest assured.
In any case, NVIDIA’s current highest-end consumer graphics card is still the RTX 4090. Before the next generation of new graphics cards is launched, there will be no accidents in which burnouts will continue to occur. Users who are still using the old power connector should be more careful. It is recommended to replace it with a new one. After all, it will be very troublesome if it really burns out.
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Recent news from the supply chain has confirmed that the next generation RTX 50 series graphics cards are on the way and are expected to be launched in the fourth quarter of this year. As in the past, RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 will be launched first. Referring to the launch schedule of the RTX 40 series, it can be speculated that the first wave of high-end graphics cards will be released simultaneously, but the sales time is different. The RTX 5090 has a chance to be around October, and the RTX 5080 is November.
The following is what was previously reported NVIDIA next generation graphics cardThe wafer used adopts TSMC’s 3nm process technology. GB202 is expected to be used in RTX 5090, while GB203 is expected to be used in RTX 5080. There are rumors that GB203 is half the size of GB202, and both GPUs have the latest GDDR7 memory:
- GB202: 512 bit / 28 Gbps / 32 GB (maximum memory) / 1792 GB/s (maximum bandwidth)
- GB202: 384 bit / 28 Gbps / 24 GB (maximum memory) / 1344 GB/s (maximum bandwidth)
- GB203: 256 bit / 28 Gbps / 16 GB (maximum memory) / 896.0 GB/s (maximum bandwidth)
- GB205: 192-bit / 28 Gbps / 12 GB (maximum memory) / 672.0 GB/s (maximum bandwidth)
- GB206: 128 bit / 28 Gbps / 8 GB (maximum memory) / 448.0 GB/s (maximum bandwidth)
- GB207: 128 bit / 28 Gbps / 8 GB (maximum memory) / 448.0 GB/s (maximum bandwidth)
Source: KOCPC Chinese