Corsair says that high-end GPUs next-generation will likely retain the 16-pin power connector and could consume more power ...
Considering the horrors of the recent Nvidia RTX 4090 power connector fiasco ... a lot of Nvidia RTX 4090 12-pin connectors are breaking and in worst case scenarios, they are catching fire.
The reasoning comes down to the reliability of traditional 8-pin and 6-pin PCIe power connectors, which have no real issues with stability and temperatures. And with next-gen Intel and AMD cards ...