- Reports previously showed that RTX 5090 connectors were melting, and the RTX 5080 seems to have followed suit.
- It is said that the RTX 50-series is being pushed way beyond safe power limits, causing these problems.
- Nvidia has yet to issue an official statement, but various tech enthusiasts are looking into the situation to provide more details.
Nvidia’s melting connectors have returned to haunt the latest graphics card lineup. This issue first appeared in the RTX 40 lineup, but the company later offered an improved connector with the 12V-2×6 cable.
While no such reports showed up for the latter half of the RTX 40 series’ lifespan, many users have reported various problems with their shiny new RTX 5090s. Days after initial reports, it seems the RTX 5080 has fallen victim to the same issues.
Why it matters: Nvidia’s latest graphics card lineup has already received plenty of criticism for poor performance uplifts, high prices, and more. The melting connector debacle is yet another instance of bad press that the Blackwell generation now has to face.
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As per Redditor Ambitious_Ladder1320, an Asus RTX 5080 is the latest to suffer from a melted cable.
The user reports that the ROG Loki PSU and RTX 5080 combo highlighted a red warning light during normal use, followed by the monitor’s resolution and frame rate dropping after a restart.
Ambitious_Ladder1320 then observed that the GPU had been switched to PCIe x3 mode and attempted to re-plug all the cables. This was when the user noticed that the PSU side cable had melted. Fortunately, the RTX 5080 survived this incident without any damage.
As per one Reddit post, the RTX 50-series’ power limits are to blame for these incidents. The user, who describes himself as a former electrical engineer, states that the connector itself may not be bad, but excessive power limits should be avoided.
According to the engineer, these GPUs should ideally stay around the 375W power limit. This is a major red flag since many of the newest Blackwell graphics cards can easily exceed this limit.
Because more and more instances of damaged cables are now popping up, various tech enthusiasts have shown an interest in the situation. Previous testing highlighted that all RTX 5090s could suffer from this problem eventually, and Gamer’s Nexus is also expected to look into the matter after the latest report.
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Avinash is currently pursuing a Business degree in Australia. For more than 5 years, he has been working as a gaming journalist, utilizing his writing skills and love for gaming to report on the latest updates in the industry. Avinash loves to play action games like Devil May Cry and has also been mentioned on highly regarded websites, such as IGN, GamesRadar, GameRant, Dualshockers, CBR, and Gamespot.
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