ASUS tests a PCIe connector for GPU that offers up to 250 W on a motherboard

It seems that manufacturers are still looking for a solution to the annoying, and above all problematiccables that supply power to graphics cards. ASUS has developed a connector called GC-HPWRwhich allows power the graphics card with up to 600W on compatible boards. Now you want to do the same for references that have lower consumption, but without having to add an extra connector like this. ASUS has managed to introduce in the PCI Express slot itself up to 250 W.

Up to 250W on motherboard PCI Express connector

With this new solution we can power entry-level cards and even more, no need to add cable to the card itself. ASUS has tested with an NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti that usually requires an additional 8-pin cable, to be able to deliver the up to 250 W TDP they have. Instead of combining the 75 W offered by the PCIe slot, together with the 175 W offered by an 8-pin connector, ASUS has introduced a new contact in the PCIe Slot itself that offers 12 Vand has added some thin layers of copper along with conductive materials to make it effective and functional.

A new 12V contact offers all this additional potential

The result is a motherboard compatible with the usual 75 W that they offer to graphics cards, and that also offers up to 250W on compatible cards that they are able to take advantage of this capacity. Like those with the GC-HPWR connector, these graphics cards specials will need this extra line active in the PCI Express connectoralthough the advantage is that if they do not have it, they will be able to continue benefiting from the usual food offered by the slot, expanding compatibility with practically all graphics models.

Models with this additional contact are compatible with the rest of motherboards and graphics cards on the market

But again we have the disadvantage that you don’t really eliminate the need to add an extra cableonly in this case you will have to connect it to the motherboard instead of the graphics card. At least the buildings They are cleaner and free of cablesproviding the entire power load from the motherboard. For now This is a proven concept.although with good results, it seems that its application can offer more benefits than drawbacksso we may possibly see it soon on some of the company’s graphics cards and motherboards.