https://videocardz.com/newz/galax-geforce-rtx-4090-hof-is-the-first-ada-gpu-with-dual-16-pin-power-connectors
 
New images shared by @bl4ckdot reveal the design of the flagship GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 GPU. The Hall of Fame series will soon get a new member, the RTX 4090 HOF which is the first known RTX 40 model to feature dual 16-pin power connectors. The card is equipped with AD102-300 GPU which confirm this is RTX 4090 with 16384 CUDA cores and 24GB of GDDR6X memory.
 
A quick glance confirms that the card is equipped with 28+4 phase VRM, a configuration not available with any other RTX 4090 card on the market thus far. A very similar design was used for RTX 3090 Ti HOF (24+4 VRM). Furthermore, the top of the card shows voltage measurement points, and we can also spot the OC-button responsible for loading the LN2 BIOS. Obviously, there is no NVLink connector on this card.
 
GALAX RTX 4090 HOF is probably not yet ready for launch. The company usually sends bare boards to extreme overclockers for testing, while they prepare new coolers for retail launch. Those are not needed for extreme overclocking with liquid nitrogen, though.
 
My thoughts on this are "Is the additional power worth the increase in performance from the normal RTX 4090?"
 

austin86
Why were the 4090s not like this from the get go, a single 12pin is not much better then dual 6 pins if at all.

A simple answer is because of forced obsolescence engineered in from the get go. A new cable spec means selling new PSUs too. Otherwise people would not be also buying a PSU to mitigate the 12-pin fiasco. Half the reason why new specs exist is to obsolete existing hardware on a product release schedule. In the case of the 12-pin, they're getting bad press outside of their control at the moment. There is a release tempo on all specs that are active to ensure the hardware ecosystem has something new to sell you in place of your otherwise perfectly functional existing hardware. Like your TF display? Well here is OLED. Like your 120hz "gaming" display? Well here is 288hz. Like your 4k? Well, here is 4k @ 240hz 4:4:4....
 
Like clockwork every CES.

Nvidia needs to work on power lowering ....it's getting stupid. (Has been, really)
 

rjohnson11

Now that is a big beautiful card. Shame it will be hidden by what will probably be the largest cooler we've seen yet.

transdogmifier
Nvidia needs to work on power lowering ....it's getting stupid. (Has been, really)
 

As long as their highest-end cards sell with high demand at the highest profit margin, they will continue to push the silicon to absurd levels. They are following the money, not chasing efficiency.

Consumers' trends dictate product design and pricing.

kougar

rjohnson11

Now that is a big beautiful card. Shame it will be hidden by what will probably be the largest cooler we've seen yet.

LOL I was thinking the same thing. 

Hi, what's going on?