The RTX 5080 and RTX 5070 are named specifically, along with the RTX 40-series, and the RTX 5090 is ruled out. Read that as a defined set. A card that shares the connector but is not on the list has not been covered by anything AsiaHorse has said.
Two cards get named specifically in the Hydrus compatibility statement, and it would be easy to read those two names as friendly examples of a much wider pattern. The Hydrus 16-pin cable does not work that way - the RTX 5080 and RTX 5070 are named as part of a defined boundary, not offered as illustrations of every GPU that happens to share a connector.
AsiaHorse names the RTX 5080 and RTX 5070 specifically, alongside the RTX 40-series, as compatible with the R699 Hydrus 16-pin (12VHPWR) cable - and rules the RTX 5090 out entirely. Read that as a defined set rather than a sample: a card sharing the connector but absent from the list is not automatically covered by anything AsiaHorse has stated.
When a compatibility statement names specific models rather than a whole category, it is usually because the boundary genuinely sits between models rather than at some broader dividing line. That is exactly the situation here: the RTX 5080 and 5070 are named, the RTX 5090 is excluded, and all three use the same 12VHPWR connector family. Connector type alone cannot be the deciding factor, or all three would qualify equally. The named list is doing real work.
The RTX 5090 shares the physical connector with every card on the supported list, which is precisely what makes the exclusion significant rather than incidental. If the list were simply describing which connector type the cable fits, the 5090 would already qualify by virtue of using 12VHPWR. It does not qualify, because AsiaHorse states the exclusion directly - the only thing separating it from its listed siblings is that specific statement, not anything about the plug itself.
For any card not named on either side of the list - not confirmed compatible, not explicitly excluded - the honest position is unconfirmed rather than either safe or unsafe by default. That is a genuinely different status from "incompatible," and worth weighing against two things before deciding: the cable's 480W rating from AsiaHorse, and that specific card's own published power draw figure.
A card carrying a 12VHPWR socket satisfies a necessary condition for this cable to physically connect - but necessary is not the same as sufficient. The named list is what actually states support, separate from what the connector alone would suggest, and the RTX 5090's exclusion is the clearest demonstration of that gap in the whole compatibility picture.
Whether the named set grows to include newer cards is a decision that sits with AsiaHorse, and it is not something a buyer can predict from the current listing. What can be relied on is what the statement says at the time you are reading it - checking the current listing before ordering is the only way to be certain the list has not changed.
The comprehensive cable solutions page carries the cable itself, while graphics card accessories covers what else pairs with a listed 12VHPWR card.
Because it shares the same connector type as every listed card, so the exclusion is the only thing distinguishing it from cards AsiaHorse does support.
That is a decision for AsiaHorse to make. What can be relied on is what the listing states at the time you check it.
No. It is a necessary condition for the connector to fit, but the named list is what actually confirms which cards are supported.
Treat it as unconfirmed rather than incompatible, and weigh it against the 480W rating and that card's own published power draw.
The series is named as a group, covering the range rather than singling out individual models within it.
No. Warranty covers the product for a year locally regardless. Using a part outside its stated compatibility is a separate question.
It applies regardless of which listed card is used, and is worth checking against that specific card's own published draw figure.
Working out whether your exact GPU model is covered? Match it against AsiaHorse's named list directly, then browse Evetech's graphics card range for the rest of your build.
Because it shares the same connector type as every listed card, so the exclusion is the only thing distinguishing it from cards AsiaHorse does support.
That is a decision for AsiaHorse to make. What can be relied on is what the listing states at the time you check it.
No. It is a necessary condition for the connector to fit, but the named list is what actually confirms which cards are supported.
Treat it as unconfirmed rather than incompatible, and weigh it against the 480W rating and that card's own published power draw.
The series is named as a group, covering the range rather than singling out individual models within it.
No. Warranty covers the product for a year locally regardless. Using a part outside its stated compatibility is a separate question.
It applies regardless of which listed card is used, and is worth checking against that specific card's own published draw figure.
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