Another 16-pin GPU power connector gets scorched, but this time it's not an RTX 5090 — User finds their Sapphire Nitro+ 9070 XT with scorched pins
Published: (December 30, 2025 at 09:03 AM EST)
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Source: Tom's Hardware
Source: Tom’s Hardware
Another 16‑Pin GPU Power Connector Gets Scorched (Not an RTX 5090)
The decisions to put a 16‑pin power connector on a non‑Nvidia GPU has started to show its consequences on the RX 9070 XT. Sapphire’s Nitro+ variant uses a 12 V‑2×6 connector, which has burnt down thrice already, making this the fourth case so far, joining the first ASRock Taichi card that broke the …