Rumors have already pointed to the forthcoming Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 drawing a lot of power, but the latest speculation is that the new GPU could have not one, but two 16-pin power sockets. When 16-pin cables were first introduced with the 12VHPWR standard, there were multiple reports of the cables catching fire on RTX 4090 graphics cards, leading to 12VHPWR being usurped by the more secure 12V-2x6 power standard, which also has 16 pins. With AMD widely rumored to be focusing on the mid-range market with its forthcoming RDNA 4 GPU, it looks as though Nvidia will have the best graphics card title all sewn up when it eventually launches its flagship Blackwell gaming GPU. This new Nvidia GPU is rumored to be very power-hungry, though, with leaks pointing to the RTX 5090 power draw being over 550W, and as high as 600W. Continue reading You might need a new PSU for the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: GeForce RTX 4070 Super review, DLSS explained, Best graphics cards