Throw out those space heaters, folks. Kopite7kimi, one of the most legitimate leakers in the hardware space, has heard from a source that NVIDIA’s upcoming GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card will, as some previous rumors had already suggested, carry a ridiculous TGP rating of 600 watts. This specification is a 250-watt increase over the GeForce RTX 3090, a figure that indicates the Lovelace-based flagship will utilize the full potential of the new PCIe Gen 5 (12VHPWR) power connector. Imagine the coil whine on some of these things.
Someone told me the xx90 with 600W TGP has been confirmed.
— kopite7kimi (@kopite7kimi) March 12, 2022
I think it’s too early to talk about it.
Another habitual leaker, Greymon55, has chimed in with the suggestion that the Titanium version of the GeForce RTX 4090 could consume up to 800 watts of power. Now that’s just insane.
4080 450W
— Greymon55 (@greymon55) March 12, 2022
4090 600W
4090Ti 800W+？？？？
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090-class GPU with 600W TGP has reportedly been confirmed (VideoCardz)
- The latest tweet from a reliable NVIDIA leaker kopite7kimi appears to confirm that next-gen XX90 class GPU is to feature TGP (total graphics power) of 600W.
- A 600W power limit will surely be a challenge for board partners, however it won’t be as complicated as some users might think. There are many air-cooled models with max TGP already reaching as high as 480W, such as ROG STRIX 3090 from ASUS.
- Previous reports indicated that NVIDIA “Ada” GA102 GPU is targeting a TGP of 450W, 650W and even 850W. The last number specifically might be overestimated or simply refers to some type of special edition graphics card that we know nothing about yet.
Discussion (8 replies)
Join Discussion →Glad I have a 1300 watt power supply now.
reminds me of those Fermi commercials where swat was raiding people's houses thinking they were growing weed, only to find a sweaty dude gaming.
My entire rig (computer, monitors, audio, networking) uses just a hair over 600W while gaming now.
It’s already too much. That alone raises the temperature in the room by about degree every hour while I’m playing.
I suppose you could say get a bigger room, or install more HVAC - either ~would~ work, but so does just using less power and accepting that it isn’t top tier in the first place and that is a hell of a lot cheaper.
I guess what I’m saying here is I’m at a point where I’m valuing efficiency over power at any cost. I don’t mind seeing 600W parts coming out - I won’t be buying one - but I hope the tech also trickles down to better performance at lower power levels.
And, of course and perhaps more important, better availability and affordability
might be time to run some dryer ducting from the pc out the window, LOL
Well Apple can do all that for 60w or whatever.... So just how inefficient pcs really are or how much of a lie is Apple telling?
Are pcs like a 1940s V16 engine or something?
Though being a PC enthusiast is a hobby that I really enjoy, I feel that things are heading in a "ridiculous" territory where things are getting a little out of hand with power draw. I suppose you can say it's the next step to have the latest and greatest to justify it, but time will tell. Or all this could just be me getting old.?
Or it's Nvidia being extremely lazy. Instead of optimizing their product they're just jamming as many cuda cores on the biggest die they can make with zero regard for power draw. They did it before with the 400 series.
It'll be interesting to see what AMD does with the 7000 series.
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