During an interview with Club386, Scott Herkleman, who holds the position of Senior Vice President and General Manager of AMD’s Graphics Business Unit, provided insight into the initial plans being pursued at AMD. Those plans were to integrate the 12VHWPR connector into the design template of the RX-7800 and RX-7700 series of GPUs. However, a change in strategy occurred as a result of which the company decided against including this novel connector in the final product design.
Herkelman explained the rationale behind AMD’s decision, which was to ensure that the gaming community would welcome and have confidence in the implementation of the proposed connector before it became an integral part of the products. He made it clear that AMD is open to exploring the possibility of reintroducing the 12VHWPR connector in future designs if positive feedback warrants such a reconsideration.
In the context of the difficulties certain companies have faced with this connector, Herkleman pointed out the importance of these companies taking responsibility for addressing user-related challenges. He drew a parallel to AMD’s approach to addressing the vapor chamber issue within the Radeon RX-7900 series and emphasized the importance of taking a proactive stance in resolving concerns.
Club386: Still no sign of 12VHPWR on any Radeon graphics card. Is this a pressing issue for you?
Scott Herkleman: We specifically, for 7900 Series, and even 7600, we didn’t plan on the new power cable, but 7800 and 7700 did have a plan for it. We removed it, and that was a purposeful removal. You shouldn’t blame end users for issues you have. You should catch and own any problems, just like we did with the vapour-chamber issue. I was all over social media because I felt like it was AMD’s problem and I was going to own it.
Until this power issue is cleaned up and there’s good confidence it’s working correctly for end users, that’s where you’ll start to see us incorporate it into our planning. The ability for someone to say it’s an end-user’s fault is a little strange to AMD and definitely strange to me.
The 12VHPWR connector has even been revised in the meantime, with a new type of safety mechanism being incorporated to offset the sensor signals. This adjustment is aimed at minimizing the risk of overloading the power supply if the connector is plugged in improperly. This change ensures that the graphics card effectively uses the required power only when the cable is connected correctly.
Although there has been a decrease in documented cases of melting connectors, the challenge remains for certain companies that use angled adapters. As a result, although the concern has not been fully resolved, the severity of the problem has decreased compared to previous cases.
Source: club386
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