ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5090 32GB GDDR7 OC Edition

The TUF Gaming RTX 5090 OC combines the 32 GB GeForce RTX 5090 with a 3.6-slot, three-fan cooler and a mild factory overclock. It is the more restrained ASUS RTX 5090 next to the ROG Astral, though it is still huge and needs a 1000 W power supply. It suits builders who want top-tier 4K performance and a rugged design, with the usual caveats of power draw and platform cost.

• Tom's Hardware

  Mixed

  Review of the Founders Edition, so it covers the chip rather than this board: names the RTX 5090 the fastest GPU around, but flags driver problems, steep price and power draw, and doubts over supply.

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• PC Gamer

  Mixed

  On the RTX 5090: PC Gamer praises the Founders Edition's AI-driven Multi Frame Generation and design, but finds raw rendering gains over the 4090 incremental and dislikes the $400 price increase and coil whine.

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• r/nvidia · u/Sunkister1

  Positive

  A buyer overclocked the card heavily and reached a Port Royal leaderboard spot, noting VRAM hit about 85C, the core around 75C, plus some coil whine.

  2025-02-28

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• r/nvidia · u/Outtaway

  Mixed

  An owner who switched to an Astral found the TUF ran one step louder and hotter, with a seemingly worse chip, though undervolting cut per-pin current substantially.

  2025-03-09

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