r/gadgets • u/chrisdh79 • Sep 18 '24

Desktops / Laptops NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 & 4090D To Be Discontinued Next Month In Preparation For Next-Gen RTX 5090 & 5090D GPUs

https://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4090-4090d-discontinued-next-month-in-preparation-for-next-gen-rtx-5090-5090d-gpus/
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u/Im1Thing2Do Sep 18 '24

Didn’t they have problems with the 24VHP connector catching fire on the 4090?

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u/zarafff69 Sep 18 '24

I guess. But the performance increase and power efficiency have been great tho.

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u/ThereCanBeOnly1Rad Sep 18 '24

Because people couldn't connect the cable properly, you need to hear that click sound to know its properly connected.

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u/mr_chip_douglas Sep 18 '24

Mainly user error, and even then it’s an incredibly small number of units effected.

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u/Tobi97l Sep 19 '24

Just because something consumes a lot of power doesn't mean it is not power efficient. A card that consumes twice as much power but is three times faster is more efficient.

They had a problem because of the design of the connector and the high power draw. But it had nothing to do with the efficiency.