Gigabyte reveals first PCIe Gen5 compatible power supply information

Gigabyte has just shared information about a high-end power supply unit (PSU) model called UDM1000GM PG5. This is essentially an 80+ Gold performance certified 1000W PSU, offering fully modular connectivity with specs that are rated better than most of the competition.

In particular, as the name suggests, the UDM1000GM PG5 also supports next-generation PCIe Gen5 connectors, and provides optimal compatibility support with the latest graphics card models on the market.

PCIe 5.0 is now considered the new standard for PSUs. The advantage of this new connection standard lies in the bandwidth and transfer speed that is more than twice as fast as PCIe 4.0, allowing data transfer in a significantly shorter time. PCIe 5.0 offers 32 GT/s and transfer speeds up to 3.94GB/s. This specification is named "12VHPWR". However, in reality, the new PCIe standard has caused confusion in the market because many manufacturers are not really understanding how to write specifications.

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Gigabyte is one of those manufacturers who are making it difficult not only for themselves but also for their users. For example, the new UD1000GM PG5 PSU model uses up to 4 different terms for next-generation cables and connectors:

PCIe Gen5 cable (PCIe Gen5 Cable)
12+4-pin cable (12+4-pin cable)
16-pin cable (16-pin cable)
12VHPWR

Gigabyte also confuses customers by using all four terms above and the description on its product page as below.

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While all are basically appropriate and not wrong, using many different names will complicate the problem for users when looking to buy a product.

Going back to the case of the Gigabyte UDM1000GM PG5, this model of the PSU will use a 16-pin cable, but it is technically a mixture of 12 main power connectors and 4 data cables to ensure security and compliance with regulations. Full specification of the PCI Express 600W standard.

Gigabyte has yet to reveal the launch date or estimated selling price for the new UDM1000GM PG5 power supply. However, with the upcoming NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti and the use of PCIe Gen5 connectivity, PSU models that meet this connection standard from ASUS, MSI and CoolerMaster will probably also be launched simultaneously in time. next.