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

Probably Bound to Happen: Increased Power Draw for DLSS 5 Reportedly Claims Its First Victim After a User Finds an RTX 5090 with a Melted Power Adapter

NBA 2K27 launched last week, officially bringing NVIDIA’s neural rendering technology to the masses in the form of DLSS 5, but the new feature could cost more than performance hits. DLSS 5 has already been criticized for how it can drastically change images. In some instances, these alterations can be considered improvements, while in others, […]

RTX 5090 power connector reportedly melts after user puts DLSS 5 to the test in NBA 2K27

Last Updated on September 7, 2026 A HardOCP forum user (erek) reports that their MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming Trio OC stopped working while testing DLSS 5 in NBA 2K27. The incident is particularly interesting because DLSS 5 appears to push the RTX 5090’s power consumption much higher than normal. As you may expect, the ...

Testing DLSS 5 causes power connector to melt on GeForce RTX 5090

The DLSS 5 neural filter created an unprecedented computational load on the graphics card, resulting in the first documented hardware incident. A reader of the VideoCardz portal who goes by the nickname erek reported that the 16-pin power connector on the MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming Trio OC graphics card melted while testing DLSS 5 […]

Enthusiast says DLSS 5 pushed RTX 5090 past 600W and melted the 16-pin connector — Nvidia's neural rendering tech adds up to 50% more power draw in testing

Another RTX 5090 has gone down but this time it has something else to blame other than its own 16-pin connector. The connector is still what melted but potentially because of DLSS 5 pulling way too much power at the back end.