MSI is equipping its high-end X870E motherboards with dedicated 8-pin power connectors to handle the power demands of upcoming GeForce RTX 50 series graphics cards. These connectors will provide additional power to the PCIe Gen5 lanes, ensuring stable performance even with multiple high-end GPUs. The RTX 50 series is expected to feature significant power increases, with the RTX 5090 rumored to have a TDP of 500W.