DLSS 5 blamed for RTX 5090 power surge that melted power connector
A user reported that enabling DLSS 5 in NBA 2K27 drove their RTX 5090's power draw above 610W, up from around 450W during normal gaming. The sustained load caused the 16-pin connector to melt, with multiple pins scorched and the plastic fused to the cable. The incident highlights the risk of Nvidia's neural rendering technology pushing power limits beyond the card's rated TDP.
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