What power cable does the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 use?

Are you planning on getting an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 and not sure which cable to use to power this beast of a card? We have got you covered with this article that will help you find out all about the right cable you can use to power your graphics card in no time.

TL;DR The GeForce RTX 5090 uses a power connector called 12V-2x6.

In October 2022, with the previous generation of NVIDIA graphics cards, we saw the introduction of 12VHPWR as the power connector of choice for NVIDIA's highest performance graphics cards. Reports of overheating problems led to an update in August 2023 and a renaming to 12V-2x6.

If you are interested in learning the differences between the 12VHPWR and the 12V-2x6 connector, we have written the article Evolving Standards: 12VHPWR and 12V-2x6 article for you.

If you already have an ATX3.0 or higher certified power supply with plenty of watts, along with a 12VHPWR or 12V-2x6 cable, you are pretty much set. You can plug in that shiny new video card, plug in the power cable, and let your frame rate counter skyrocket.

If you want to learn more about how much watts your power supply should have for the 5090, we have the right article for you called Best PSU for RTX 5090.

Are you looking for a cable 90-degree angled cable that is available for your CORSAIR power supply as well as other units? We got you. Learn all about compatible cables in our CORSAIR 12V-2x6 90 Degree Angled GPU Power Cable: Everything you need to know article.