GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 5090 XTREME WATERFORCE
vs
ASUS ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition


GPU comparison with benchmarks

In the gpu comparison between the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 5090 XTREME WATERFORCE and the ASUS ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition, we compare both the technical data and the benchmark results of the two graphics cards.

GPU

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 5090 XTREME WATERFORCE is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 and has 21760 texture shaders and 170 execution units.

ASUS ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition is based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090, which has 21760 shaders and 170 execution units.
GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 5090 XTREME WATERFORCE GPU ASUS ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Based on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090
GB202-300-A1 GPU Chip GB202-300-A1
Blackwell Architecture Blackwell
170 Streaming Multiprocessors 170
21760 Shader 21760
176 Render Output Units 176
680 Texture Units 680
170 Raytracing Cores 170

Memory

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 5090 XTREME WATERFORCE has 32 GB of graphics memory of the type GDDR7 and achieves a memory bandwidth of 1792 GB/s.

The ASUS ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition can access 32 GB GDDR7 graphics memory and thus achieves a memory bandwidth of 1792 GB/s.

32 GB Memory Size 32 GB
GDDR7 Memory Type GDDR7
1.750 GHz Memory Clock 1.750 GHz
28.0 Gbps Memory Speed 28.0 Gbps
1792 GB/s Memory bandwidth 1792 GB/s
512 bit Memory Interface 512 bit

Clock Speeds

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 5090 XTREME WATERFORCE clocks in the base with up to 2.017 GHz. The base frequency of the ASUS ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition is 2.017 GHz.

2.017 GHz Base Clock 2.017 GHz
2.655 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 10 % Boost Clock 2.610 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 8 %
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 5090 XTREME WATERFORCE is 575 W (Reference). The graphics card is supplied with energy via the 1 x 16-Pin connector.

The ASUS ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition has a TDP of 575 W (Reference) and is supplied with the required energy via 1 x 16-Pin PCIe power connectors.

575 W (Reference) TDP 575 W (Reference)
-- TDP (up) --
90 °C Tjunction max 90 °C
1 x 16-Pin PCIe-Power 1 x 16-Pin

Cooler & Fans

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 5090 XTREME WATERFORCE has a total of 3 Axial (Radiator) fans.

The ASUS ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition has 4 Axial fans to cool the GPU and memory.

Axial (Radiator) Fan-Type Axial
3 x 120 mm Fan 1 1 x 100 mm
-- Fan 2 3 x 120 mm
AIO water cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
-- Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

In the connectivity category, we recorded the number of ports on a graphics card. A total of 4 screens can be connected to the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 5090 XTREME WATERFORCE.

The ASUS ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition supports a maximum of 4 screens.

4 Max. Displays 4
2.3 HDCP-Version 2.3
1x HDMI v2.1b HDMI Ports 2x HDMI v2.1b
3x DP v2.1b DP Ports 3x DP v2.1b
-- DVI Ports --
-- VGA Ports --
-- USB-C Ports --

Featureset

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 5090 XTREME WATERFORCE supports a maximum resolution of 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum resolution of the ASUS ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition is 7680x4320 pixels.

7680x4320 Max. resolution 7680x4320
12_2 (Ultimate) DirectX 12_2 (Ultimate)
Yes Raytracing Yes
Yes DLSS / FSR Yes
GIGABYTE RGB Fusion LED ASUS Aura Sync

Supported Video Codecs

The support and acceleration of certain video codecs directly in the graphics card reduces the load when playing or creating videos.

Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode AV1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode VP9 Decode / Encode

Dimensions

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 5090 XTREME WATERFORCE is 245 mm long, 146 mm high and 36 mm wide.

The ASUS ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition is 289 mm long, 154 mm high and 48 mm wide.

245 mm Length 289 mm
146 mm Height 154 mm
36 mm Width 48 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 3 PCIe-Slots
-- Weight --
PCIe 5 x 16 GPU Interface PCIe 5 x 16
Yes SFF-Ready No

Additional data

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 5090 XTREME WATERFORCE was released in Q1/2025 at a price of 2,329 $ (Reference).

The ASUS ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition was introduced in Q1/2025 at a price of 2,329 $ (Reference).

GV-N5090AORUSX W-32GD Part-no --
Q1/2025 Release date Q1/2025
2,329 $ (Reference) Launch Price 2,329 $ (Reference)
5 nm Structure size 5 nm
data sheet Documents data sheet

Rate these graphics cards now

Here you can rate the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 5090 XTREME WATERFORCE to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 5.0 stars (1 ratings). Rate now:
Here you can rate the ASUS ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:

Benchmark results

FP32 Performance (Single-precision TFLOPS)

The theoretical computing power of the graphics card with single precision (32 bit) in TFLOPS indicates how many trillion FP32 floating point operations the graphics card (GPU) can perform per second.

FP32 (TFLOPS)

Popular comparisons

1. MSI GeForce RTX 5090 SUPRIM LIQUID SOC ASUS ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition MSI GeForce RTX 5090 SUPRIM LIQUID SOC vs ASUS ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition
2. GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 5090 XTREME WATERFORCE NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 5090 XTREME WATERFORCE vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition
3. GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 5090 XTREME WATERFORCE ASUS ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 5090 XTREME WATERFORCE vs ASUS ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition
4. ASUS ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition ASUS ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition vs ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition
5. GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 5090 XTREME WATERFORCE ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 5090 XTREME WATERFORCE vs ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition
6. MSI GeForce RTX 5090 SUPRIM LIQUID OC GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 5090 XTREME WATERFORCE MSI GeForce RTX 5090 SUPRIM LIQUID OC vs GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 5090 XTREME WATERFORCE
7. GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 5090 XTREME WATERFORCE WB ASUS ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 5090 XTREME WATERFORCE WB vs ASUS ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition
8. MSI GeForce RTX 5090 SUPRIM LIQUID OC ASUS ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition MSI GeForce RTX 5090 SUPRIM LIQUID OC vs ASUS ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition
9. MSI GeForce RTX 5090 SUPRIM OC ASUS ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition MSI GeForce RTX 5090 SUPRIM OC vs ASUS ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition
10. ASUS ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition ASUS ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090 ASUS ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition vs ASUS ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090


back to index
Facebook
Twitter