NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Prototype with Four 16-Pin Connectors Illustrated

What if the GeForce RTX 5090 GPU from NVIDIA had access to four 16-pin power connectors instead of just one? The power entering the GB202 could theoretically scale to 2,400 Watts, in addition to drawing far less power per connector, preventing overheating of the connector in certain situations. With its most recent GeForce RTX 5090 GPU engineering sample that was leaked, NVIDIA tried this exact feature. A PCB that was damaged following testing is seen below. Numerous USB headers, pin test points, and diagnostic ports are visible around the card’s edges. Retail models do not have these features, but development samples do. Five display outputs are available on the I/O bracket, which is more than is typically found on a gaming card. This implies that NVIDIA tested signal quality and output strength under various loads. It’s unknown whether the chip itself is from the GeForce RTX 5090 series or the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell variation because we can’t see the back of the board. But before mass production started, it was probably a very early sample of RTX 5090.