GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 5090 XTREME WATERFORCE WB
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ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition


GPU comparison with benchmarks

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 5090 XTREME WATERFORCE WB is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 (Blackwell) and has 32 GB GDDR7 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 1792 GB/s.

The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition is based on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 (Blackwell) and has 32 GB GDDR7 graphics memory with a bandwidth of 1792 GB/s.

GPU

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 5090 XTREME WATERFORCE WB has the GB202-300-A1 graphics chip installed, which is based on the Blackwell architecture.

The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition is based on the graphics chip GB202-300-A1, which comes from the Blackwell architecture.
GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 5090 XTREME WATERFORCE WB GPU ASUS TUF Gaming 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 graphics memory of the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 5090 XTREME WATERFORCE WB clocks at 1.750 GHz, which corresponds to a speed of 28.0 Gbps.

The graphics memory speed of the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition is 28.0 Gbps and the clock speed is 1.750 GHz.

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 clock frequency of a graphics card determines the speed in connection with the graphics architecture.

2.017 GHz Base Clock 2.017 GHz
2.655 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 10 % Boost Clock 2.580 GHzDeviation vs GPU group+ 7 %
Avg (Game) Clock
Yes Overclocking Yes

Thermal Design

The GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 5090 XTREME WATERFORCE WB is powered by 1 x 16-Pin connectors. The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of the graphics card is 575 W (Reference).

The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition has 1 x 16-Pin PCIe power connectors that supply it with energy. The manufacturer specifies the TDP of the card as 575 W (Reference).

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 WB is equipped with a total of 0 -- main fans.

The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition has 3 Axial main fans that cool the GPU and memory.

-- Fan-Type Axial
-- Fan 1 3 x 110 mm
-- Fan 2 --
Water cooling Cooler-Type Air cooling
0 dB Noise (Idle) 0 dB
0 dB Noise (Load) --

Connectivity

Up to 4 screens can be operated with the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 5090 XTREME WATERFORCE WB.

The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition supports the operation of a maximum of 4 monitors.

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

With the GIGABYTE AORUS GeForce RTX 5090 XTREME WATERFORCE WB it is possible to operate a screen with a maximum resolution of up to 7680x4320 pixels.

The maximum supported resolution of the ASUS TUF Gaming 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 can have a positive impact on the lower energy consumption and less waste heat from the graphics card.

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 WB is connected to the system via PCIe 5 x 16 lanes and requires 2 PCIe-Slots space in the housing.

The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition needs the space of 4 PCIe-Slots in the case and has a PCIe 5 x 16 Lanes interface.

235 mm Length 348 mm
172 mm Height 146 mm
29 mm Width 72 mm
2 PCIe-Slots Width (Slots) 4 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 WB has been manufactured with a structure width of 5 nanometers since Q1/2025.

The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition came on the market in Q1/2025 and will have a structure width of 5 nanometers manufactured.

GV-N5090AORUSX WB-32GD Part-no TUF-RTX5090-O32G-GAMING
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

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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)

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