Colorful unveils new iGame Ultra Z GPUs with BTF 2.0 and standard power connectors
Colorful launches new RTX 5060 and RTX 5070 series graphics cards with BTF 2.0 and traditional power connectors
Colorful has officially adopted the BTF 2.0 power standard. This allows Colorful to power its new RTX 5060 and RTX 5070 series iGame Ultra Z graphics cards with either a GC-HPWR (BTF) power connector or traditional 8-pin or 16-pin (12V-2×6) power connectors. This means that users can power their CPUs through BTF/GC-HPWR compatible motherboards or using normal power plugs.
Instead of releasing dedicated “BTF” graphics cards, Colorful’s approach is to release a hybrid graphics card that supports both power standards. This allows users to upgrade their GPU and later upgrade to a BTF motherboard. This means that PC builders can upgrade to a bull BTF PC in stages. Alternatively, users can move from BTF to a standard motherboard should they wish.
(Images from Videocardz)
Above, we can see that the GC-HPWR plug on Colorful’s new graphics card can be removed. This allows the company’s new GPUs to support traditional non-BTF motherboards. ASUS has adopted the same design approach with its newest BTF series graphics cards.
Instead of building GPUs that are exclusive to BTF-series motherboards, Colorful and ASUS have built GPUs that support all motherboards. This will allow their new BTF CPUs to support a wider range of motherboards. With the old “fixed connector” BTF approach, BTF-compatible GPUs were useless to non-BTF system builders. This made manufacturing these GPUs less financially viable, and harmed the resale value of these GPUs due to their lack of compatibility with standard motherboard designs.
Colorful’s new iGame Ultra Z range includes RTX 5060, RTX 5060 Ti (8GB and 16GB), RTX 5070, and RTX 5070 Ti GPU models. This opens up BTF compatibility to a much wider range of graphics cards than before. Until now, BTF power has been available only on higher-end GPU models. Now, BTF compatibility is coming to both high-end and low-end graphics cards.
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