Leaked 3D Models of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Show New PCIe Power Connector Location, USB Type-C Port

[Tsing]

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NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 3080 Ti graphics card might have a differently placed PCIe power connector, as well as a USB Type-C connector. This is according to leaked 3D models shared by VideoCardz, which show a power connector at one end of the card (instead of mid-center like the rest of the GeForce RTX 30 Series) and a USB Type-C connector above the HDMI 2.1 port . The 3D models reportedly originated from Shanghai-based manufacturer of high-speed cables ADT-Link...

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[Burticus]

Still using that strange power connector it looks like. And can someone tell me why I would care about usb-c on the back of my video card? I know usb-c can be used for video output on laptops, but why put one here when it has 4 normal ports (hdmi, DP)?

For VR headset / oculus perhaps?

 

[Brian_B]

For VR headset / oculus perhaps?

Yup.

 

[Dan_D]

Still using that strange power connector it looks like. And can someone tell me why I would care about usb-c on the back of my video card? I know usb-c can be used for video output on laptops, but why put one here when it has 4 normal ports (hdmi, DP)?

For VR headset / oculus perhaps?

Yup.

USB 3.x Type C is physically the same connection as Thunderbolt 3. And yes, it can also be used for VR headsets.

 

[Denpepe]

For VR headset / oculus perhaps?

yes, that's why some reviewers were surprised the left it out of the current gen until now it seems, or maybe it's just an old obsolete render.

 

[Stoly]

I thought nvidia dropped the usb-c port for lack of support.

 

[Brian_B]

I thought nvidia dropped the usb-c port for lack of support.

It's a leaked render - so good odds they did

 

[Riccochet]

3D renders are the closest thing any of us will get to actually seeing one.

 

[Denpepe]

3D renders are the closest thing any of us will get to actually seeing one.

Probably, I can order a 3070 or 3090 atm if I wanted to or an 670xt, 6800xt or 6900xt but I'm not going to pay 2x msrp for it.

I see 3060 ti listed (in a shop not 3rd party reseller or ebay) for more then I payed for my 3080 in november