The GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition has a 12-pin power connector, but it may be an NVIDIA-exclusive

Redaktion · September 08, 2020, 18:28:57

The GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition has a 12-pin power connector, despite the confusion sown by NVIDIA. However, AIBs are sticking with the trusty 8-pin connector, begging the question of the existence of the slimmer 12-pin one.

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Sukhoi · September 08, 2020, 19:23:23

probably because there isn't enough space for two 8 pins on that PCB

duuhh · September 09, 2020, 02:14:34

The FE doesn't use the reference board. It's shorter, and the reason why they could do it is because of the smaller power connector.

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