Tony Yu, Asus China's General Manager, showcased the strengths and peculiarities of the power connectors on the ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 BTF Edition graphics card. A Bilibili video, initially spotted by Uniko's Hardware, highlights how substantial power flows through the 16-pin (12VHPWR) and Asus's unique GC-HPWR connectors.
Asus' BTF (Back to the Future) hidden connector design is now at the 2.5 revision. The main update is that the GC-HPWR power connector is now detachable, allowing users to choose between it and the 16-pin power connector. This change is beneficial, as it advances the BTF standard and addresses the earlier design limitation where the GC-HPWR connector was non-removable, restricting users to the BTF ecosystem for as long as they used the card. Asus provides a small tool to remove and store the GC-HPWR power connector.
