On October 14, 2025, technical glitches related to the power supply connectors of graphics cards captured widespread public attention. The 12V - 2x6 16 - pin power supply connector, which is widely utilized in NVIDIA graphics cards and serves as an industry - standard component, has not been incorporated into AMD's official designs. Only a handful of third - party manufacturers have dared to introduce this connector in their non - reference products.

Recently, there have been reports of connector burnout incidents in ASRock and Sapphire's RX 9070 XT graphics cards, all of which are attributed to the use of this particular connector. In the past 48 hours alone, four Reddit users have come forward, sharing that the 16 - pin power supply connectors or power cables on their RTX 5090 graphics cards have burned out. These reported cases strongly imply that the problem might be widespread. Moreover, they suggest that the issue is not directly linked to factors like the wattage of the power supply or the use of adapter cables. Instead, it points to a possible design flaw inherent in the connector itself.