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You could argue that they've probably done that to sell more cables though
You could probably pull up the PCI-SIG docs and have a look at them if you want a definitive answer, but from what I've seen the cable hasn't changed.
I'm not an electronics engineer but it's probably because the card isn't balancing the load. AFAIK it can't because of the way the connector/cards using 12VHPWR are designed to work in serial.
sounds to me like they just want to sell us something new and shiny that in reality is no different apart from the name it is called byThat’s an infographic from Corsair and their marketing team which may be a gross simplification. Everyone that says they are the same can’t seem to provide a more reliable source that this.
Indeed, the manufacturer of the cable that has melted has said there are differences, as per my post above.
All I can say from my personal experience is that trying to get marketing to understand something technical is maddening
Hopefully, it is the same - and in support of that, Seasonic’s marketing materials also seem to highlight that it’s the connector that’s changed.
Cablemod have been called out on reddit about this as 1 year ago clearly stated : As mentioned below, the cables themselves didn't change actually. This primarily is a change for the GPU connectors directly. 
- MATT CABLEMOD yet a year later now saying oh we have new 12V-2x6 cables available to buy 
This vid low key makes me wanna cancel my pre-order.
Yes, the chart I posted does show things from a specific view which can you fairly argue never existed.
The same applies in all circumstances though and it works both ways; the only cards available at a given time are the cards that were available at that time… so where other cards were unavailable, there will obviously be no dynamic effect across the pricing stack. It also means you can’t go back in time and say “but this was priced at this at a previous time when these other cards weren’t available”.
Here are two other charts that are interesting, posting for a fuller picture regardless of whether they support any viewpoint. You can find the complete set here.
Cards at their prices as they are available today:
5080 value at different price points:
If and its a big if, amd actually manage to put pressure on them with the 9070xt, I could see 6 months down the line a 5080ti launch for 1000 - 1200 with performance between the 4090 and 5090 and the 5080 price dropped to 800. Maybe using the same trick they did with the 4080 super and just pretend to launch a new cheaper card with the same performance.Had they hit $800 the 5080 would have been seen as a big success like a 3080 imo.
That should have been the max price point for the card imo.
Anyway. It's all good. Maybe they learn for the 6080 and in the meantime AMD can reprice their cards higher for their customers and make more profit
Is it bad to admit that I am finding these connector videos far more interesting than the actual 50 series reviews? Oops.
Seeing a multi trillion $ company fail at something that should be elementary will always be fascinating to me
My PSU has the older spec ASUS Thor P2 (is this referred to as ATX12V or maybe ATX 2.O?)That’s an infographic from Corsair and their marketing team which may be a gross simplification. Everyone that says they are the same can’t seem to provide a more reliable source that this.
Indeed, the manufacturer of the cable that has melted has said there are differences, as per my post above.
All I can say from my personal experience is that trying to get marketing to understand something technical is maddening
Hopefully, it is the same - and in support of that, Seasonic’s marketing materials also seem to highlight that it’s the connector that’s changed.
www.3dmark.com
Oh god, not one of those x4 8 pin monstrosities? I imagine this is due to the load being divided between the cables? Does a cablemod x4 cable (for example) do the same thing? I currently just have a x2 8 pin cablemod one for the 4090.
Still...
Maybe a 9070 soon if AMD truly meant they wanted to gain marketshare
Anyway. It's all good. Maybe they learn for the 6080 and in the meantime AMD can reprice their cards higher for their customers and make more profit
