NVIDIA to Bundle Power Adapter with GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

For those looking to invest in a GeForce RTX 3090 Ti card, but being unable to acquire a new power supplies with a 12VHPWR connector, there’s good news today, as NVIDIA is said to be bundling a power adapter with the cards. The adapter does have its own requirements though, as it’s a three to one type of adapter, which means your power supply still needs to have at least three 8-pin PCIe type power connectors. The adapter is said to be able to deliver 450 Watts of power to the upcoming graphics card, which is in line with the various leaks and rumours about the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti.

It’s worth keeping in mind that these types of mechanical adapters won’t allow the graphics card to communicate with the PSU, something that will be reserved for ATX 3.0 power supplies it seems. It’ll also lead to some extra cable tangle near the graphics card, as the design of the pictured connector doesn’t exactly look slick or space saving. Hopefully some power supply manufacturers will come up with a neater solution, until the transition to ATX 3.0 PSUs take place.