DLSS 5 Testing Ends in a Melted RTX 5090 Connector, Power Shoots Past 600 W

DLSS 5 seems to be contributing to increased power draw, and we have our first victim here. Videocardz reports a new melted-connector case on an MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming Trio OC, which surfaced during DLSS 5 Neural Rendering testing in NBA 2K27, currently the only officially supported game.

Source: TechPowerUp6 September 2026 at 7:22 pm ISTrss

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Original headline: DLSS 5 Testing Ends in a Melted RTX 5090 Connector, Power Shoots Past 600 W
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