Modern graphics cards without annoying powered connectors?

At Computex, ASUS presented a new solution for managing cable clutter in desktop computers. The company presented a prototype of the motherboard and graphics card, where the latter receives power through an additional power connector on the board itself. 

Official documentation and renderings of the new standard for GC-HPWR/HPCE power connections have also appeared, designed to provide additional power to the graphics card through the motherboard. The connection can provide more than 600W of power, matching the capabilities of the 12VHPWR connection in terms of peak continuous power. It is worth noting that this connector is not new, but a modified version of a standard that is widely used in the server market. Based on experience in the server segment, the HPCE (High Power Card Edge) consumer connection could solve the reliability issues associated with the new 12VHPWR connector.

Po poročanju medija Tom’s Hardware je povezava razdeljena na štiri sklope priključkov, od katerih je 16 namenjenih napajalnemu tokokrogu, 12 pa komunikaciji med ploščo in kartico. Ta povezava je enake velikosti kot standardni priključek PCIe x1 in se nahaja neposredno ob glavni reži PCIe x16 na osnovni plošči. Dokumentacija tudi potrjuje, da lahko zagotovi do 600 W moči. Doslej so najzmogljivejše grafične kartice, ki uporabljajo to povezavo, različice RTX 4070 s TDP-jem okoli 200 W.

There are hints that the new connector could eventually become a standard, but that process could take a long time and would of course have to be adopted by manufacturers first.