CES award outs MSI's monstrous 1600W RTX 5090 Lightning GPU — new flagship has next generation liquid cooling, dual 16-pin power connectors, and a surface-mounted LCD display

Source: Tom’s Hardware

RTX 5090 Lightning Overview

For a few weeks now, we’ve known about MSI’s RTX 5090 Lightning, a return to form for an iconic lineup of GPUs targeted at extreme overclocking. This new 5090 Lightning is no different with a 1600 W power limit (2500 W XOC BIOS) split across dual 12V‑2×6 connectors, a large screen, and liquid‑cooled d…