The popular site Gamers Nexus conducted its investigation on this topic. He explains that NVIDIA has been hatching the idea of ​​using a new 12-pin power connector for connecting video cards for several years, and manufacturers of the corresponding components are actively preparing for its appearance on the market. In the retail segment, such changes are unlikely to seriously manifest themselves, as the source explains, so buyers of video cards should not worry too much about compatibility with their existing power supplies.

In turn, NVIDIA partners are convinced that they will be able to equip Ampere gaming video cards of their own design with a combination of either two or three eight-pin additional power connectors. The need to use a new type of 12-pin connector may be faced mainly by large manufacturers of ready-made computers such as HP or Dell, according to the source. This will not be a big problem for them – they receive video cards from the outside, and ordering power supplies with a new type of connector will not be difficult. If you install a new video card in a system with power supply without a 12-pin connector, you can do it with a special adapter.