Overclocker Der8auer recently posted a new video, showcasing the unreleased NVIDIA RTX Titan ADA GPU and the odd cable that could’ve been used with it. It’s a weird cable to say the least, as it features a dual 16-pin 12VHPWR header, connected to six 8-pin headers on the other end.
Launched back in 2022, the adapter is clearly a prototype and based on the number of 8-pin headers on it, this cable would be able to drive up to 900W of power through it. The maths is simple: each 8-pin PCIe cable can theoretically deliver 150W. So, multiply that by six and basically, you’ve got 900W of unadulterated power, coursing through the GPU.
The adapter itself doesn’t conform to the norm. It’s bulkier and far less flexible than the retail versions NVIDIA shipped out later for its RTX 40 Series GPUs. To its credit, the special cable is very well built, and even includes safety pins, but lacks advanced features such as load balancing.
The RTX Titan Ada GPU was basically an RTX 4090 with more CUDA cores and double the graphics memory at 48GB GDDR6X. It was also physically larger, with a heatsink that took up four slots on the board, a physical trait that NVIDIA rarely did, and typically, this was a physical trait left to its AIB partners.
And for those wondering if NVIDIA is planning on reviving the Titan series, either with Blackwell or the next generation, your guess is as good as ours. Likewise, the same goes for any special adapter but hopefully, it won’t be as ridiculous as requiring six 8-pin PCIe connectors.
(Source: Der8auer via YouTube, Videocardz)
