2x6 Power Connector Is Possibly Holding Back The GeForce RTX 5090
Testing reveals that the 12V-2x6 power connector may be limiting the performance of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 when running demanding tasks like DLSS 5. Comparisons between the Founders Edition and the MSI Lightning Z show significant performance gaps linked to power delivery capabilities.
Why it matters
This highlights a potential hardware bottleneck in high-end consumer GPUs, suggesting that power delivery standards may need to evolve to keep pace with advanced neural rendering technologies.
The testing involved a comparison of the RTX 5090 Founders Edition and an RTX 5090 with dual power connectors, revealing the truth.
NVIDIA's latest DLSS 5 Neural Rendering brings down performance significantly, and even high-end GPUs like the RTX 5090 appear to struggle to maintain FPS in triple digits. DLSS 5 is surely demanding, but it appears that the real bottleneck might not be the actual hardware, but the amount of power it can draw.
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