Asus shows GeForce RTX 40 graphics card concept without the usual power connectors

Asus is taking a step further with its stealthy designs by getting rid of GPU power cables, starting with an RTX 40 series model. On show at the Taiwanese manufacturer’s impressive Computex booth, the card in question is a triple-fan, 2.3-slot GeForce RTX 4070 that, unsurprisingly, doesn’t belong to any pre-existing Asus lineup – yet. Codenamed RTX 4070 BTF, the card takes power via a seemingly proprietary slot named ‘GC_HPWR’ sitting near the PCIe x16. The said slot is in turn connected to the PSU via one 12VHPWR plus three 8-pin connectors on a purpose-built TUF motherboard’s back where we also find the rest of the headers, as expected from these stealth-oriented boards. That said, this is clearly not the first time we see such design; AMD’s Radeon Pro offerings for Apple Pro machines are an existing example.