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ASUS introduces the RTX 4070 Megalodon, the 1st graphics card without a 12VHPWR connector

Asus has just presented a graphics card that does without a power cable.

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Asus took advantage of the Computex 2023 show taking place in Taiwan to present a graphics card named RTX 4070 Megalodon. The particularity of this GPU lies in its power mode: it completely cable-free or adapter. Excellent news which should avoid the problems of poorly inserted connectors which had led to the start of a fire and which had melted the GeForce RTX 4090s, in particular.

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RTX 4070 sales aren’t doing well, but that’s not stopping editors from breaking new ground. With its Megalodon, Asus offers a way to connect its graphics card to the motherboard much simpler and less risky than 12VHPWR connector. The power supply is in fact through a proprietary extension GC_HPWR, which looks a lot like a PCI interface. As the RTX 4070 is still only at the prototype stage, the Taiwanese company has designed a motherboard specially for the occasion, the Asus TUF Gaming Z790 BTF.

The Asus RTX 4070 Megalodon does without a power connector

The latter’s PCI port, like the 12VHPWR connector, is able to provide a maximum power of 600 Wwhich should be enough to comfortably power the RTX 4070. Indeed, Nvidia announces that this GPU normally consumes 200 W. Although the technologies used in the RTX 4070 Megalodon make it possible toavoid cable clutter and whether they are more convenient and secure than current connectors, it is not certain that other GPU manufacturers will follow the path blazed by Asus.

There is, however, no doubt thatsuch a card, easier to mount and more secure, will be of interest to gamers around the world, amateurs and seasoned alike. Asus announces that it wants to market this new GPU and the corresponding motherboard this year. These two components unique in themselves will be more expensive to manufacture and, by the Taiwanese brand’s own admission, will cost more expensive than current solutions.

Source : TechPowerUp

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