The prototype of the unreleased GeForce RTX 3070 Ti graphics card with 16 GB of memory showed up in the photo

NVIDIA was planning to release another model - GeForce RTX 3070 Ti with 16 GB of memory as part of its GeForce RTX 3000 series of graphics cards.
This gas pedal for a long time appeared in various databases of regulators, but eventually did not appear on sale.
Insider MEGAsizeGPU shared photos and characteristics of unsuccessful reference graphics card.Image source: Twitter / MEGAsizeGPUIn appearance GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 16GB was an exact copy of the model with 8 GB of memory, which eventually went on sale.
However, the characteristics of cards are different.
In spite of the fact that the 16GB version was supposed to use the same GA104 GPU based on Ampere architecture with 6144 CUDA cores, 192 tensor cores and 48 RT cores as the 8GB version which went on sale, the chip of the \"older\" model operates at slightly higher frequency range.
As you know, the version with 8 GB of memory GPU has a base frequency of 1575 MHz, and under load it overclocks to 1770 MHz.
The 16GB version of the card, which never went on sale, GPU worked at a frequency of 1590 to 1800 MHz.Cards differed not only the volume, but also the standard of video memory.
Unreleased model used less efficient GDDR6 instead of faster GDDR6X memory.
The GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB model uses a 256-bit memory interface and GDDR6X chips with 19Gbps per pin.
This provides a memory bandwidth of 608 GB/s.
The model with 16 GB of memory was supposed to get GDDR6 chips with 16 Gbit/s per pin, 256-bit bus support and 512 GB/s of memory bandwidth.Unfortunately, the insider did not share the performance data of the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 16GB.
However, the fact that the gas pedal supports the current versions of the NVIDIA graphics driver gives hope that this information will eventually be published.

GeForce RTX 4070 Ti sales in Russia start January 6

The GeForce RTX 4070 Ti graphics card is expected to be announced during NVIDIA event scheduled for January 3, on the eve of CES 2023.
The next day will appear its independent reviews, and January 5 international sales will start.
The representatives of the Russian retail chain DNS reported that the next-generation graphics card on the Ada Lovelace architecture will not be long in coming to Russia.Image source: VaiduThe official blog of DNS indicates that the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti will start selling on January 6, 2023 at 08:00 Moscow time.
It is likely that on the same day, and maybe even on January 5, other domestic stores will also start selling the new graphics card.
Recall that the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti - renamed GeForce RTX 4080 12GB, the issue of which NVIDIA previously canceled.
Her graphics chip contains 7,680 CUDA cores.
The processor runs at up to 2.61 GHz.
The card has 12 GB of GDDR6X memory.
New items memory operates at 21 Gbit / s per pin and supports 192-bit bus, which gives a throughput of 504 GB / s.Image source: DNSA Accelerator is equipped with one 12 + 4-pin connector for additional power, which is more than enough for a graphics card with a declared power consumption of 285 W.In the reference performance GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is not expected.
Its implementation is entrusted to NVIDIA partners.

Mobile GeForce RTX 4090 was faster than desktop GeForce RTX 3090

A mysterious X370SNx laptop from an unknown manufacturer appeared in the Geekbench synthetic test database.
It features a mobile 24-core Intel Core i9-13900HX processor and a flagship GeForce RTX 4090 mobile graphics card.Image source: VideoCardzThe leaked data reveals the technical specifications of the future mobile graphics gas pedal.
They are very similar to those that have a desktop model GeForce RTX 4080.
For example, both cards use GPUs AD103 c 76 stream multiprocessors, which are present 9728 CUDA cores.
Mobile GeForce RTX 4090, like desktop GeForce RTX 4080, has 16 GB of video memory.
However, unlike the latter, it uses memory of GDDR6 standard, rather than the faster GDDR6X.
Image source: GeekBenchGraphic processor of mobile GeForce RTX 4090 operates at a frequency of up to 2040 MHz.
These characteristics allow the card to demonstrate performance in single-precision operations at 38.9 Tflops.
Image source: VideoCardzThe GeForce RTX 4090 mobile GPU is faster than desktop GeForce RTX 3090 in OpenCL benchmarks.
It is also 54% faster than the flagship mobile GeForce RTX 3080 Ti.
However, the mobile version lags behind the desktop GeForce RTX 4090 by 40%.
Image source: VideoCardzRemind that desktop GeForce RTX 4070 Ti and mobile GeForce RTX 40-series gas pedals will be presented next week.

AMD recommends owners of overheating Radeon RX 7900 XTX to contact tech support

AMD has issued an official comment on complaints from some owners of reference versions of Radeon RX 7900 XTX graphics cards about the graphics processor overheating.
The manufacturer recommends contacting technical support about this issue.Image source: Tom's HardwareAs noted earlier, some buyers of reference versions of Radeon RX 7900 XTX complained about overheating and high noise level of their gas pedals cooling system.
In particular, owners noted a significant difference between the average GPU temperature and the temperature at its hottest point.
In some cases the difference is over 50 degrees Celsius, with the hottest spot reaching 110 degrees.
As a consequence of this occurs trotting GPU - the chip resets its operating frequency to reduce the temperature.
\"We are aware that a number of users have experienced unexpected trotting in the reference versions of graphics cards Radeon RX 7900 XTX.
Users who encountered such a problem, can contact AMD technical support \"- commented on the situation in a conversation with the portal Tom's Hardware.According to AMD, the temperature of 110 degrees for the GPU graphics card Radeon RX 7900 XTX is acceptable.
This was reported by the manufacturer's technical support to one of the buyers of the reference version of the gas pedal, as he said on the forum Reddit.Independent analysis of the situation leads to the suspicion that the overheating of the GPU specified video card can be blamed on insufficient pressure on the contact pad of the reference cooling system to the surface of the graphics processor.
According to Tom's Hardware, this suspicion is confirmed by some owners of these gas pedals.
Disassembling the graphics cards followed by replacing the thermal paste and thermal pads seems to solve the problem.AMD itself is still collecting information on how widespread the situation with overheating of the Radeon RX 7900 XTX is.
Despite the fact that the problem is not found on non-reference versions of this graphics card, it also helps PowerColor in the investigation, collecting customer feedback.AMD did not say when they will make a full explanation of the situation and a description of the steps to resolve it.
Meanwhile, the company recommends owners of problematic cards to contact its technical support.
As writes Tom's Hardware, many did so, referring to the company or retailer where the video card was purchased for a refund for the purchase.

NVIDIA accidentally published GeForce RTX 4070 Ti specifications before the official announcement

The GeForce RTX 4070 Ti desktop graphics card will be announced and launched only next week.
However, NVIDIA's French office mistakenly published its specifications ahead of time on its official website.
True, he soon realized his mistake and deleted this data, but the Internet remembers everything.Image source: Reddit / CouncilorIrissaVigilant Network users managed to make a screenshot of the published specifications.
It allowed to confirm earlier speculations: GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is renamed GeForce RTX 4080 12GB, release of which NVIIDA had previously canceled.
The graphics chip of the graphics card contains 7,680 CUDA cores, for it is claimed to run at up to 2.61 GHz.
The card has got 12 GB of GDDR6X memory.
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti specifications.
Source: NVIDIA FranceIn addition to the characteristics of the gas pedal, the company also reported its gaming performance.
Internal tests show that the novelty is up to 3.5 times faster than the model GeForce RTX 3080 12GB in games such as Cyberpunk 2077.
However, these figures for performance are specified in view of the use of NVIDIA DLSS image scaling technology.
Data on the \"pure\" gaming performance will be available in independent reviews, which will appear the day before the start of sales graphics cards.It is assumed that the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti will go on sale on January 5.
Its recommended price is rumored to be $799.
However, the graphics card will not be released in a reference design, so there may not be many models with a recommended price.

GeForce RTX 4080 mobile notebook Geekbench test - up to 30% faster than its predecessor

Acer is preparing to release a gaming laptop Predator (PH16-71) with 24-core Intel Core i9-13900HX processor and a mobile GeForce RTX 4080 graphics card.
Laptop marked in the database of a synthetic test Geekbench, which confirmed the characteristics of the graphics gas pedal.Image source: VideoCardzThe leaked mobile GeForce RTX 4080 uses GPU AD104 with 58 stream multiprocessors.
Thus, the GPU has on board 7424 cores CUDA.
It is also indicated that the video card has 12 GB of video memory.
The maximum frequency of the new graphics processor in this test was 2010 MHz.
The card showed single-precision performance of 29.7 Tflops.
Source image: Geekbanench In the OpenCL graphics test the GeForce RTX 4080 mobile GPU scored 178,038 points.
To compare, previous generation GeForce RTX 3080 Ti mobile GPU showed 148,5 thousand points in the same test, which is at least 20% less.
Image source: WccftechThe new GeForce RTX 3080 mobile graphics card is up to 30% faster in the same benchmark.Image source: GeekbenchThe GeForce RTX 40-series mobile graphics cards will be presented on January 3.

Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ is shown in images with a massive cooler and two strips of backlight

In VideoCardz portal have images of the upcoming graphics card Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ from Sapphire.
Novelty equipped with a huge cooling system and has a very futuristic appearance.Image Source: VideoCardzThe manufacturer decided to completely redesign the cooling system for video cards Radeon RX 7900 series.
The design now has a more modern and elegant appearance.
The cooling system includes three large fans.
The thickness of the video card is just over three expansion slots.
There is a reinforcing plate on the back of the gas pedal.
In the pictures of the novelty you can also note the presence of two large ARGB-backlit strips in the lower and upper parts of the video card.
Backlight control will be done using Sapphire's proprietary TRIXX application.
The card is also equipped with RGB-connector, which allows to synchronize backlighting of video card with backlighting of other system components.
Unfortunately, Radeon RX 7900 XTX NITRO+ specifications are not available yet.
However, we know that the graphics card will have a dual BIOS system and will get extra power through three 8-pin connectors.
There are also two DisplayPort 2.1 and two HDMI 2.1 connectors.
It doesn't have a USB Type-C port.
It is available only for reference versions of Radeon RX 7900 series graphics cards.

NVIDIA took an even larger share of the discrete graphics market - Intel and AMD have 12%

The other day, thanks to a report from Jon Peddie Research (JPR), we learned that shipments of all types of graphics processors collapsed by 25% in the third quarter.
Now, thanks to the same analysts, we know how the discrete graphics card market changed over the same period.
In short - it fell even more, and AMD gave NVIDIA a serious share of this market.Image source: WCCFTechThe discrete graphics market sagged very strongly.
In the third quarter of 2022, the supply of graphics cards was only 14 million units, a drop of 41.6% compared to the same period last year, when the supply was 24 million graphics cards.
Even a quarter earlier the situation on the market was much better - in the second quarter of 2022 was delivered 19 million discrete graphics cards.Shipments of mobile and desktop graphics cards were divided equally - in each segment was delivered 7 million cards.
However, desktop cards previously dominated the market, with 10 million desktop boards shipped in the quarter versus 8.6 million mobile boards, and 13 million desktop boards versus 11.6 million mobile discrete graphics cards shipped in the third quarter of 2021.
NVIDIA saw its share of the discrete graphics market grow to 88% in the third quarter, up 8 percentage points from the quarter before.
As a result, AMD had only 8 percent of the discrete graphics market, down from 15 percent in the second quarter.
And the remaining 4 percent was taken by Intel.
In the desktop segment, AMD is doing slightly better - here it took 10 percent.
The remaining nine tenths of the market were divided between NVIDIA with 86% share and Intel with the same 4%.
As for the mobile segment, NVIDIA's dominance is even stronger - the company owns 90% of the market, while Intel and AMD equally shared the remaining 10%.Overall supply of graphics processors, both discrete and embedded, both mobile and desktop, is rapidly decreasing since the second quarter of 2021.
Then a sharp decline occurred in the third quarter, then in 2022, the market was relatively stable until the first quarter of this year, but after that again began to actively decline.
This is likely due to the economic and geopolitical instability in the world.Analysts expect that next year, sales of graphics processors will fall even more.
In 2024 the market will be steadily low, and the recovery will begin only in 2025.
But the growth will not be too significant.
These are tough times for the PC market: demand for PCs soared during the pandemic, and now the need for them is severely diminished.
The GPU market has been heavily influenced by mining, which has driven high discrete graphics sales.
Now the market is flooded with cheap used video cards from miners, and there are a lot of new gas pedals in stores now, but some are asking too much.

GeForce RTX 4080 in real-world scenarios consumes much less than the claimed 320W

The power consumption of GeForce RTX 4080 in real-world scenarios was less than the claimed in its specifications.
The new GeForce RTX 4080 compared to previous-generation NVIDIA graphics cards, showing greater power efficiency with the new Ada Lovelace architecture, NVIDIA said in a press release.
For example, at the same maximum power consumption (Total Graphics Power, TGP), which is 320W, in real-world scenarios GeForce RTX 4080 consumption is much lower than the predecessor GeForce RTX 3080.Declared power consumption characteristics of graphics cards at NVIDIAIn typical workloads the power consumption GeForce RTX 3080 meets the declared 320W.
Conversely, the GeForce RTX 4080 averages 251W, or 78% of the advertised specification, according to NVIDIA.
It is also noteworthy that GeForce RTX 4080 is much more productive and efficient than the flagship GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, whose average gaming power consumption is 389W at the claimed maximum value of 450W.
22 gaming tests at 4K, 1440p and 1080p resolution, as well as video testing in video playback mode with AV1 codec gave GeForce RTX 4080 some conclusions about its high power efficiency.
Actual gaming power consumption of GeForce RTX 4080On Control, Cyberpunk 2077, Forza Horizon 5 and Guardians of the Galaxy Metro Exodus in 4K resolution with ray tracing and DLSS scaling enabled, the GeForce RTX 4080 consumed less than 300W.
The lowest consumption is observed at Full HD resolution.
Independent reviews of the new graphics card show similar results.

First gaming review of GeForce RTX 4080 - up to 19% faster than GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

Two days left before the sales of GeForce RTX 4080 graphics gas pedal on Ada Lovelace architecture, and Chinese enthusiasts already started to publish first reviews of novelty in circumvention of NVIDIA ban.
For example, performance data was shared by Big Hardware Player user on Bilibili platform.
Previously, he was one of the first to publish reviews GeForce RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 3070 Ti generation Ampere.Image source: NVIDIAChinese enthusiast did not specify the manufacturer tested GeForce RTX 4080, but pointed out that the graphics card is equipped with a dual BIOS.
In one case, the maximum TDP of the novelty is set at a nominal value of 320 watts.
The second firmware increases the maximum TDP of the graphics card to 450W.
The second BIOS the Chinese enthusiast used to test the power efficiency.
Source images here and below: Bilibili / Big Hardware PlayerThe GeForce RTX 4080's gaming tests used Forza Horizon 5, Cyberpunk 2077, Borderland 3, Total War Troy and Shadow of the Tomb Raider.
Below is the average performance of the new gas pedal against the GeForce RTX 4090 and GeForce RTX 3090 Ti.
In gaming benchmarks, the GeForce RTX 4080 averaged 19% faster than the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti and about 23% slower than the GeForce RTX 4090.
Note that GeForce RTX 4090 and GeForce RTX 3090 Ti were tested on a DDR5-6800 PC, whereas GeForce RTX 4080 were tested on a DDR5-6200 system.
However, in both cases the test platform was based on the flagship Intel Core i9-13900K processor.
GeForce RTX 4080 in Cyberpunk 2077 GeForce RTX 4080 in Forza Horizon 5 GeForce RTX 4080 in Shadow of the Tomb Raider In 3DMark the new GeForce RTX 4080 is 25% faster than GeForce RTX 3090 Ti and 21% slower than the new flagship GeForce RTX 40 series.
Performance of GeForce RTX 4080 in synthetic 3DMark testsThe most interesting detail of an early review of GeForce RTX 4080 graphics gas pedal were the results of energy efficiency measurements.
For this test Chinese reviewer used BIOS with inflated to 450W TDP value.
Power consumption of GeForce RTX 4080 in synthetic benchmarksTests showed that the card is close to its maximum performance already at 280W.
GeForce RTX 4080 gaming power consumptionGaming power consumption of GeForce RTX 4080 can be reduced even further, to nearly 260W.
Increased power consumption does not bring gas pedal significant performance boost, at least in tests in 4K resolution.Video review of GeForce RTX 4080 by Chinese enthusiast can be found here.
The video card will go on sale on November 16.

Yeston presented its version of GeForce RTX 4090 - this is the first flagship graphics card for the brand

Chinese brand Yeston started sales of GeForce RTX 4090 Deluxe graphics card.
Curiously enough, for Yeston this is the first card of the flagship segment.
The manufacturer has long been producing solutions based on NVIDIA and AMD chips, but until then has not released graphics cards such as the GeForce RTX 3090 and Radeon RX 6900 XT, being limited to models of low and medium segments.
Source images: YestonJust like VideoCardz says, the novelty Yeston GeForce RTX 4090 Deluxe is almost a literal copy of previously introduced models GeForce RTX 4090 Phantom from another Chinese manufacturer, Gainward.Videokarta built on a non-reference printed circuit board with 20-phase power subsystem VRM with the scheme 16 + 4.
It has one 12+4 pin 12VHPWR power connector.
It has a massive three fan cooling system and will consume 470 W of power only.
In the PC card case takes more than three slots expansion, and its weight is almost 2 pounds.At the core of the Yeston GeForce RTX 4090 Deluxe graphics processor AD102 with 16 384 cores CUDA.
The card has on board 24 GB of memory GDDR6X with 384-bit bus support.
Factory GPU overclocking at the gas pedal does not.
The chip runs at up to 2520 MHz.
The card is priced at 14,999 yuan (about $2060).
Deliveries should begin next week.

Moore Threads MTT S80 gaming graphics card with Chinese GPU started selling in China

Chinese company Moore Threads has started selling the MTT S80 gaming graphics card based on the GPU of its own design, as promised.
You can find the graphics card on the online store JD.com, for example.
The card is offered for 2999 yuan (about $411).
However, in addition to it comes with a motherboard ASUS TUF Gaming B660M-PLUS D4.Image source: JD.comThe cost of the above motherboard is about $141.
Thus, the Moore Threads MTT S80 graphics card itself is priced at around $270.
Vendors promise to start shipping the gas pedal on November 16.
The Moore Threads MTT S80 is based on the MT Unified System Architecture (MUSA) which is based on a revolutionary graphics processor named Chunxiao.
It has 4,096 cores and runs at a clock speed of 1.8 GHz.
The card has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory with 14 Gbit/sec per pin and support 256-bit bus.In videocard equipment includes three ports DisplayPort 1.4a and one HDMI 2.1.
It is also pointed out that there is one 8-pin connector for additional power.
The most interesting detail about MTT S80 is the PCIe 5.0 x16 support.
In fact, this is the world's first gaming graphics card with such interface.
It supports both DirectX and OpenGL graphics APIs.
Previously, the manufacturer said that MTT S80 is already optimized for some games.
They include, for example, Crossfire, League of Legends, Diablo 3, Minecraft and Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 3.

Different versions of GeForce RTX 4080 showed up at the U.S.store with price tags from $1199 to $1550

One of the largest U.S.
consumer electronics retailers MicroCenter revealed retail prices for different versions of GeForce RTX 4080 graphics card, which should go on sale next week.
This was pointed out by VideoCardz.Image source: ASUSThere are 13 versions of GeForce RTX 4080 in the store.
Their prices range from the recommended $1199 to $1550.
Most of the cards are priced higher than the recommended price.
The most expensive options are solutions from ASUS.
For example, the flagship GeForce RTX 4080 ROG Strix OC is priced at $1550, which is $350 more than the recommended price tag and only $50 cheaper than the reference version of the flagship GeForce RTX 4090.A more affordable option is the GeForce RTX 4080 TUF Gaming version.
With factory overclocking GPU card is priced at $1500.
At the same time the version without factory overclocking costs $300 less, that is recommended $1199.99.
According to the VideoCardz portal, NVIDIA has \"insistently asked\" its partners to have at least one gas pedal in their product range at the recommended price.
Image source: MicroCenterFlagship variants MSI GeForce RTX 4080 Suprim X and Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4080 Aorus Master are priced respectively $150 and $200 more than the recommended price.
At least four variants will be available for the recommended price.
These, as mentioned above, are ASUS GeForce RTX 4080 TUF Gaming models, as well as PNY GeForce RTX 4080 XLR8 Verto, Zotac GeForce RTX 4080 Trinity and Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4080 Eagle - all without factory GPU overclocking.Curiously enough, none of these cards will be available to buy online.
You will have to go to a store to get them.
The GeForce RTX 4080 is scheduled to go on sale on November 16.

GeForce RTX 4080 compared to RTX 4090 in games - flagship is up to 38.8 % faster

Overclocking the GPU of GeForce RTX 4080 graphics card with an increase in power consumption limit by only 10 W over the reference value increases the performance by up to 9 %.
This is evidenced by a recent leak, which refers to the portal VideoCardz.
In addition to that appeared in the web data on the gaming performance of new items.Image source: VideoCardzThe video card GeForce RTX 4080 tested in synthetic tests 3DMark in three modes: with standard CPU frequency and power consumption, with increased power consumption limit, as well as with increased and frequency, and the limit of consumption.
Results of GeForce RTX 4080 without overclocking (left), with overclocking (center) and with manual overclocking (right) in 3DMark Time Spy Extreme In 3DMark Time Spy Extreme scenario video card performance increased by up to 9%, and in 3DMark Port Royal - to 7%.Results of GeForce RTX 4080 in 3DMark Speed Way and 3DMark Port Royal after manual overclocking The first independent gaming tests GeForce RTX 4080 also appeared on the web.
Recall that the results of laboratory test gaming performance of graphics cards earlier shared by NVIDIA itself.
GeForce RTX 4080 in Cyberpunk 2077 with ray tracing enabled at 4K and 1440p resolution.
Image source here and below: MEGAsizeGPUThe latest GeForce RTX 4080 performance data was shared by one of the users of Chinese forum Chiphell.
The test was conducted in Forza Horizon 5, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Cyberpunk 2077, Borderlands 3 and Shadow of the Tomb Raider games.
A Ryzen 7 7600X CPU-based PC was used for testing.
GeForce RTX 4080 in Forza Horizon 5 GeForce RTX 4080 in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 GeForce RTX 4080 in Borderlands 3 GeForce RTX 4080 in Shadow of the Tomb RaiderAnother user of the same forum provided performance data on the flagship graphics card GeForce RTX 4090 on an Intel Core i9-12900F-based PC.
With caveats to platform differences, this allows us to compare the two gas pedals in the same games.
The GeForce RTX 4090 outperforms the GeForce RTX 4080 graphics card by between 7.9 and 38.8 percent: Forza Horizon 5 - 147 FPS vs 127 FPS (+15.7 percent);Shadow of the Tomb Raider - 179 FPS vs 129 FPS (+38.8 percent);Red Dead Redemption 2 - 129 FPS vs 99 FPS (+30.3 percent);Cyberpunk 2077 - 111 FPS vs 83 FPS (+33.7 percent);Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - 137 FPS vs 127 FPS (+7.9 percent).
The GeForce RTX 4080 will be available for sale on November 16.
The card is equipped with AD103 graphics processor with 9728 CUDA cores and 16 GB of GDDR6X memory.

Users may be to blame for problems with GeForce RTX 4090 power connector

Users themselves may be the source of problems with 12+4-pin 12VHPWR power connectors on GeForce RTX 4090 graphics cards.
Corsair power supply expert with a nickname JonnyGuru believes that users incorrectly connect adapters or cables to the video card power connector, which causes the melting of connectors.To recap, shortly after the launch of GeForce RTX 4090 graphics cards in the web began to appear reports of melting power connectors 12VHPWR.
Initially it was assumed that the reason for this are low-quality adapters, which NVIDIA and its partners put in the set of video cards.
These adapters turn four 8-pin connectors into one new 12+4-pin connector.
Later on it turned out that even when connecting a video card without an adapter, i.e.
directly to a modern power adapter with a native 12VHPWR cable, the connector can melt.
Now JonnyGuru came up with the theory that users might not fully plug the 12+4 pin connector into the graphics card slot, which could lead to connection problems and lead to increased resistance, higher temperatures and melting of the connectors.
This theory is not new and has not yet been 100% confirmed.
Nevertheless, JonnyGuru told us how exactly he came to this version of events.
Firstly, the expert connected Corsair HX1500i power adapter to GeForce RTX 4090 video card, but using only three 8-pin connectors, which should provide higher current and thus higher heating.
To replicate the problem and cause the connector to overheat, JonnyGuru started messing with the connectors, especially trying to break the solder strength.
After the tests everything remained in its place, it was not so easy to break the connector, and the temperature did not exceed 53 °C.Then the expert investigated all known cases of connector melting, looking through every published photo and comparing undamaged connections with the ones which faced melting.
The conclusion was, \"ANY 12VHPWR connector has the potential to melt because ANY of them can be difficult to insert.
\u003C...> VERY HARD to fully insert\".The expert noted that in many cases the damaged connector was not fully, fully plugged into the video card - there was a small gap that could lead to problems.
JonnyGuru recommends users who are worried about their GeForce RTX 4090 graphics cards to use an electrical contact lubricant which will ensure better contact between the connector and the video card connector.NVIDIA has not yet given any comment on the situation.
Meanwhile, PCI-SIG, which is in charge of certifying everything related to the PCIe standard, including power connectors, has distributed a notice that hints at the upcoming version of the 12+4-pin 12VHPWR connector.
A fresh specification could be published by December 6, 2022.

Colorful unveiled a huge GeForce RTX 4080 iGame Advanced graphics card

Colorful announced the GeForce RTX 4080 iGame Advanced graphics card.
Novelty will be offered in versions both with factory overclocking GPU AD103, and without it.Image source: ColorfulThe manufacturer notes that GeForce RTX 4080 iGame Advanced has a dual BIOS system.
In one mode, the card GPU will run in a range of frequencies from 2205 to 2505 MHz, in the other - from 2205 to 2625 MHz.
The maximum TDP of video card is announced at 400 watts.
This is 80 W higher than the reference value for GeForce RTX 4080.There are 9728 CUDA cores in the GeForce RTX 4080 GPU.
The card gets 16GB of GDDR6X memory at 22.4Gbps per pin.
Colorful uses for their version of the gas pedal non-refresher board with an enhanced 22-phase power supply subsystem VRM, built on a scheme of 18 + 4.Externally Colorful GeForce RTX 4080 iGame Advanced is quite unlike a model GeForce RTX 3080 in the same implementation.
The manufacturer has completely redesigned gas pedal.
Novelty has a very massive cooling system with three fans.
The thickness of the video card is 3.5 expansion slots.
The models are also distinguished by 12+4-pin power connector of the novelty.
The cards of previous generation have three regular 8-pin power connectors.Colorful will release GeForce RTX 4080 iGame Advanced on November 16.
About the price of the card manufacturer did not say anything.

The circuit board of the reference GeForce RTX 4080 16GB Founders Edition showed up in the photo

Photos of the circuit board of the reference graphics card GeForce RTX 4080 16GB Founders Edition have been published on the web.
They show a large-scale AD103 GPU on the Ada Lovelace architecture.
Twitter user @KittyYYuko shared the pictures.
Image source: Twitter / @KittyYYuko In an effort to hide details that could tip off NVIDIA as the informant, @KittyYYuko covered some parts of the PCB with an Intel processor and an EK sticker.
Unfortunately, the presence of these items on the PCB makes it impossible to estimate, the exact number of power phases used by the reference version of the GeForce RTX 4080.
However, we can note that some of the slots for the elements of the VRM subsystem are empty at all.
This may hint that NVIDIA in the future may release a more powerful solution, for example, in the form of GeForce RTX 4080 Ti, which will then undoubtedly have a more efficient power subsystem.
Officially, NVIDIA has not said anything about such plans yet.
On the photo of the PCB you can also note the presence of the latter 12+4-pin power connector 12VHPWR.
Apparently, this standard will be used in all senior models of GeForce RTX 40-series gas pedals.
Recall that at the core of the GeForce RTX 4080 16GB uses a graphics processor with 9728 CUDA cores.
The card has 16 GB of GDDR6X memory.
The photo shows that the gas pedal is equipped with eight Micron memory modules of 2 GB each.
The memory is connected to the GPU via a 256-bit bus.The informant also said that the card scored about 14,100 graphics performance points in the 3DMark Time Spy Extreme synthetic test, which is also confirmed by earlier leaks from other insiders.
Screenshots of the latest such leak can be seen below.
Source image: Twitter / MEGAsizeGPUThe GeForce RTX 4080 16GB sales launch is scheduled for November 16.
The recommended price of the gas pedal in the Founders Edition reference version is $1199.

Bloggers showed a prototype GeForce RTX 4090 from EVGA, which will never be released again

EVGA left the graphics card market in September due to a disagreement with NVIDIA, refusing to release new GeForce RTX 40-series products.
However, before making that decision, the manufacturer assembled several prototype GeForce RTX 4090 graphics cards for testing.
Some of these gas pedals fell into the hands of popular technobloggers.One of those who received an early engineering sample of EVGA GeForce RTX 4090 in his collection of graphics gas pedals was JayzTwoCents.
According to its status, the graphics card doesn't even have an official name.
Instead of GeForce RTX 4090, the manufacturer used the \"Next Gen Graphics\" label.
Blogger shared his impressions about the unreleased video card in his latest video.The first thing he noted is a very compact for the non-reference version of the size of the prototype GeForce RTX 4090 from EVGA.
He compared it to the ASUS GeForce RTX 4090 ROG Strix and pointed out that many other vendors' GeForce RTX 4090 prototypes look more compact compared to the latter.
EVGA GeForce RTX 4090 top and ASUS GeForce RTX 4090 ROG Strix bottomThe EVGA GeForce RTX 4090 prototype is slightly longer than the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti FTW from the same manufacturer.
The new card has a larger cooling system with a more massive radiator and tighter arrangement of the ribs, as well as larger diameter fans.
EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti FTW top and GeForce RTX 4090 bottom.
Image source: YouTube / JayzTwoCents The EVGA GeForce RTX 4090 sample shown was to be part of the For The Win 3 (FTW3) series and to add to the product range equipped with the EVGA ICX cooling system.
A distinctive feature of the EVGA GeForce RTX 4090 was supposed to be a 12+4 pin power connector located on the back end of the gas pedal.
Such location of the connector allows to provide enough space for proper positioning of the cable and power adapter from four 8-pin to one 12+4-pin 12VHPWR connector, which has been questioned a lot lately.
Unfortunately, so far none of the manufacturers of GeForce RTX 4090 has placed the connector on the end.
The power connector is usually located at the top of the graphics card, which leaves very little space for cable routing, which in this case is very close to the wall of the PC case.The prototype EVGA GeForce RTX 4090 turned out to be fully operational.
It is based on a qualification sample of the AD102 graphics processor.
The card can even be controlled via EVGA's proprietary Precision software.
Image source: YouTube / JayzTwoCentsSome features, however, were still unavailable here.
For example, the software did not allow to increase the power consumption indicator for more efficient manual overclocking.
Despite this, even with the standard power settings the blogger was able to overclock the graphics processor of the video card to a frequency above 3.0 GHz at the standard 2520 MHz, as well as to experiment with the GDDR6X memory frequency settings.Steve Burke from the YouTube channel GamersNexus also received an EVGA GeForce RTX 4090 prototype for review.
His interest was primarily in taking the graphics card apart.
Steve showed that the solution from EVGA had to be equipped with a very reinforced VRM power subsystem.
Disassembling the card also revealed that its cooling system included a large radiator with a large evaporation chamber and seven 8mm diameter heat pipes.

Manufacturers have started replacing the power adapters that come with the GeForce RTX 4090

Gainward has decided to delay shipping new batches of GeForce RTX 4090 graphics cards in their own variants until mid-November.
The manufacturer wants to replace the potentially problematic complete power adapters with four 8-pin connectors on one side and 12+4 pin 12VHPRW connector on the other.Image source: VideoCardzThe news was shared by one of the Reddit forum users from Australia.
He ordered a Gainward card in one of the local stores, but he said in correspondence that the vendor has decided to replace the power adapter included in the kit, so the order will have to wait a bit.
According to the seller, other manufacturers of GeForce RTX 4090 are likely to come to a similar decision.
Image source: Reddit / TechFastThe retailer expects Gainward to be able to replace the adapter by mid-November.
After that, the retailer will be able to ship the graphics gas pedal to the customer.
The seller adds in his letter that the replacement adapter is probably due to the increasing number of complaints from owners of GeForce RTX 4090, who encountered its melting due to overheating during operation.Earlier noted, the problem of melting began to occur not only in the power adapter that came with the video cards, but also in native cables with 12VHPWR connector from the latest power supplies.
The number of such cases is still very small, so it is too early to draw conclusions.
The company is conducting its own investigation into the incidents, but has not yet given any official comment on the progress of the process.
It is possible that the manufacturer is still trying to figure out the causes of the problem.
At the same time no one recalls GeForce RTX 4090 graphics cards from sale.

Intel Arc A380 graphics card started retail sales in Russia

Russian retail chain DNS has announced the start of sales of the entry-level Intel Arc A380 graphics gas pedal.
The new graphics card is available in non-standard MSI Arc A380 Low Profile 6G version, which is designed for compact computers.Image source: DNSThe graphics card is based on the Intel ACM-G11 graphics processor.
It has 8 Xe cores, 8 ray tracing blocks and 128 XMX matrix engines.
The chip has no factory overclocking and works in the frequency range from 2000 to 2450 MHz.
The card has 6GB of GDDR6 memory with an effective frequency of 15.5GHz, 96-bit bus support and a bandwidth of 186GB/s.
The MSI Arc A380 Low Profile 6G graphics card has a compact cooling system with two fans.
Interestingly, the Arc A380 Photon version by Gunnir has been available for purchase through the Ozon online marketplace for some time now.
Gunnir's version has a more powerful full-size cooling system with two fans and is priced from 13,299 rubles.
It should be noted that if you order a graphics card from Ozon, you have to wait for the delivery from China.
In the case of the MSI Arc A380, which is offered in DNS itself.We should add that Gunnir's version has been in the 3DNews test lab.
Among the pluses of this graphics card are a hardware encoder, ray tracing technology support and 6 Gbytes of memory, which is more than its direct competitors.
However, the card can hardly be called a gaming one.