STEIGER DYNAMICS At STEIGER DYNAMICS, we pride ourselves for our thorough testing methodology and research into all potential issues, regardless of severity or frequency. Recently, discussion surrounding the possibility of uneven power distribution among the wires of the 12VHPWR connectors found on the RTX 50 Series graphics card (causing above-spec amperage on one or more wires leading to excessive heat or burns), as well underspec’d Render Output Unit (ROP) counts, have been common topics. We examine each system we assemble – leading to a large sample size of GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, RTX 5080, and up to quad-RTX 5090 configurations – and have yet to encounter any of the aforementioned issues. While our testing procedures will continue to remain rigorous, we do not see a concern for our customers. Below, we’ll detail the process of how we investigate for the above-mentioned issues and how we certify our systems with 50 series cards installed.
Burn-In and 12VHPWR Power Distribution Testing and Certification
Out-of-spec electrical issues are always concerning given the potential for damage to propagate to other hardware within the system. Fortunately, power distribution across the 12VHPWR connector is fairly straightforward to test for with the right tools. When testing the amperage across each wire and measuring for both uniformity and that no wire is out of spec, we utilize professional-grade Klein CL390 and Fluke 325 clamp power meters to ensure accuracy and reliability of the results. Our measured results never exceeded the 9.2A limit of the connector spec per wire (an expected 8.9A was the highest we have measured to date) and all maintained similar amperages to each other even when under rigorous stress testing via the OCCT power and adaptive tests we utilize during our system certification. These results and measurements were consistent across all sampled graphics cards, and testing is performed for every RTX 50 Series system. In addition, each system is both visually and aurally confirmed to have the 12VHPWR fully seated / clicked into place. Users can purchase their own AC/DC Digital Clamp Meter to test their systems at the following links:
Klein Tool Link: https://amzn.to/3DcSOND
Fluke 325 link: https://amzn.to/3DcTkv3
MIA ROPs
While underperforming hardware may not be as dangerous to the system, it’s certainly still impactful to productivity and a frustrating experience. Fortunately, this is also easy to verify with GPU-Z and OCCT Enterprise reporting key values for hardware specs. Every system receives a stringent test run providing a breakdown of the hardware, pass results, and performance metrics related to temperature and throttling. To date, we have seen no issues with any of the 50 series cards not being to spec or not performing as intended. Additionally, these test results are available to each user, upon request, for peace of mind. Users can also download the GPU-Z freeware tool here and verify for themselves: GPU-Z Downloads | TechPowerUp
Should you discover any issue whatsoever with your STEIGER DYNAMICS system or 50 series card, please reach out to our support team at support@steigerdynamics.com and we’ll get back within a few business hours.