Nvidia VCQFX4500X2 Supplementary Manual

Additional Power Requirements
NVIDIA FX 4500 X2 by PNY Technologies
The NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2 graphics board is a performance optimized high-end board. Power is
taken from the PCI Express host bus and the auxiliary power connector. Without auxiliary power the NVIDIA
Quadro FX 4500 X2 graphics board will run in emergency power mode with very low speed to be compliant
with PCI Express specification of 75 W maximum via on port GPU_SLOW. For full performance, an external
PCI Express power connector must be attached giving an additional 75 W through the 6-pin power
connectors. The total input power will be 145 W maximum. A power supply 400 Watts or higher with a 12V
Current rating of 27A is recommended.
* Maximum Power Consumption 145 Watts
Power by Rail
Table 6 – power supply by rail numbers.
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2 by PNY
Connect supplied PCI
Express 6 pin power cable
Input Rails
12 V Voltage
12 V Current
12 V Power
3V3Voltage
3V3 Current
3V3 Power
Input Rails Ext 12V
P278 12 V Voltage
P278 12 V Current
P278 12 V Power
P378 12 V Voltage
P378 12 V Current
P378 12 V Power
Total Board Power
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Volts 12
Amps 3.12
Watts 37.4
Volts 3.3
Amps 0
Watts 0
Volts 12
Amps 3.12
Watts 37.4
Volts 3.3
Amps 0
Watts 0
Watts 145.9