12VHPWR and 12V-2x6 Compared

With the introduction of the RTX 40-Series, the PCIe 5.0 12VHPWR GPU power connector made its debut with the promise to deliver up to 600W of power through a single connector. As with any new standard, things are likely to evolve quickly and we’re now seeing the introduction of a new connector, 12V-2x6. So what’s new with the 12V-2x6 connector? To put it simply: more reliability.

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