The First Radeon RX 9070 XT with a 12-pin Connector Spotted, Other ASRock Editions Boast Regular 2x 8-pin Configuration
AMD recently showcased its latest RDNA 4-powered AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT at CES. Even though it didn’t reveal anything except that the card exists, its AIBs also revealed their own custom editions based on the Navi 48 GPU. One of the major board partners of AMD has today revealed several Radeon RX 9070 XT and 9070 cards, unveiling their designs in detail (no specifications yet).
ASRock showcased four custom Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 GPUs. These GPUs are released under various families such as Taichi, Steel Legend, and Challenger series. Surprisingly, the flagship ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Taichi is the first card to feature the 12V-2×6 power connector, which was previously reported to be voluntary for AIBs, since AMD didn’t force it on its board partners.
Other ASRock RX 9070 XT and 9070 cards bring regular 2x 8-pin power connectors, which will be sufficient for their power requirements. Regarding RX 9070 XT, it’s reported that the card will have a TDP of 260W for the reference edition but custom editions such as ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Taichi can feature over 300W of TDP. Currently, ASRock didn’t mention the TDP of its RX 9070 XT and 9070 cards but, if the earlier reports are true, then this is possibly the reason why ASRock equipped the Taichi edition with a 12V-2×6 connector.
Unlike the 8-pin PCI-E connector, which can deliver up to 150W of power, the 12V-2×6 can deliver up to 600W. It’s also much safer than the original 12VHPWR connector, which was prone to melting. With the 12V-2×6 connector, the RX 9070 XT will get a lot of room for clock enhancement via manual overclocking.
What’s missing is the specifications of the Radeon RX 9070 XT, which no AIBs have announced yet, keeping AMD behind NVIDIA in the latest GPU race.
