Thursday, May 5th 2022

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Gets Custom 890 Watt XOC BIOS

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AleksandarK
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Extreme overclocking is an enthusiast discipline where overclockers try to push their hardware to extreme limits. Combining powerful cooling solutions like liquid nitrogen (LN2), which reaches sub-zero temperatures alongside modified hardware, the silicon can output tremendous power. Today, we are witnessing a custom XOC (eXtreme OverClocking) BIOS for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti graphics card that can push the GA102 SKU to impressive 890 Watts of power, representing almost a two-fold increase to the stock TDP. Enthusiasts pursuing large frequencies with their RTX 3090 Ti are likely users of this XOC BIOS. However, most likely, we will see GALAX HOF or EVGA KINGPIN cards with dual 16-pin power connectors utilize this.

As shown below, MEGAsizeGPU, the creator of this BIOS, managed to push his ASUS GeForce RTX 3090 Ti TUF with XOC BIOS to 615 Watts, so KINGPIN and HOF designs will have to be used to draw all the possible heat. The XOC BIOS was uploaded to our VGA BIOS database, however, caution is advised as this can break your graphics card.
Sources: MEGAsizeGPU, via VideoCardz, XOC BIOS (TechPowerUp VGA DataBase)

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63 Comments on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Gets Custom 890 Watt XOC BIOS

#52
newtekie1
Semi-Retired Folder
*Cries in Fermi*
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#53
lexluthermiester
wolfI mean, it's not an official BIOS though?

I get this point but it's still unoffical, not to mention almost entirely pointless. Nvidia did not release this "product"

I'd put money on there being no 900w 4090. If that tweeted rumor is to be even half believed, my bet is it's 2x450w GPU's being tested together to see what they can get out of them.
I think you're failing to understand an aspect of this situation. There are no "unofficial" VBIOSes for current gen NVidia cards. At all. They're either encrypted or they're encrypted. That's the only option.
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#54
ARF
The important, guys, is for how long can the TDP wall be sustained before thermal throttling hits and performance falls off a cliff? You know - 20 seconds, 30 seconds?
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#55
Keullo-e
S.T.A.R.S.
Great, now SLI with another one with similar BIOS and 2x 2kW PSUs as of course it needs a 500W i9-12900KS with it to get the every last 3DMark point.

I don't usually give a crap about power consumption, environment etc. but this is just simply stupid.
King MustardSure, but the RTX 4090 (and 4080) will beat the 6950 XT 16 GB.

They'll continue to leapfrog each other, generally because they release at different periods.
I miss those days when they released their new lineups basically the same time.
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#56
ARF
LenneGreat, now SLI with another one with similar BIOS and 2x 2kW PSUs as of course it needs a 500W i9-12900KS with it to get the every last 3DMark point.

I don't usually give a crap about power consumption, environment etc. but this is just simply stupid.
It is but there is a smarter alternative system - pair the Ryzen 7 5800X3D with Radeon RX 6950 XT 16 GB. More performance in much lower power limits.
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#57
wolf
Performance Enthusiast
lexluthermiesterI think you're failing to understand an aspect of this situation.
Perhaps, but I also think that it doesn't matter.
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#59
R-T-B
lexluthermiesterI think you're failing to understand an aspect of this situation. There are no "unofficial" VBIOSes for current gen NVidia cards. At all. They're either encrypted or they're encrypted. That's the only option.
Indeed. At the end of the day nvidia signs off on everything, this included.
ARFThe important, guys, is for how long can the TDP wall be sustained before thermal throttling hits and performance falls off a cliff? You know - 20 seconds, 30 seconds?
Not long I'm sure. The 480W tdp of my card already has me ghetto modding it it's own external cooling home via risers, lol...

And I don't exactly use weak cooling. My case is basically a box with server style blowers...
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#60
DeathtoGnomes
R-T-BAnd I don't exactly use weak cooling. My case is basically a box with server style blowers...
Nothing like good airflow to keep from throttling.
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#61
lexluthermiester
DeathtoGnomesNothing like good airflow to keep from throttling.
And with the added benefit of 70db of white noise to drown out the neighbors humping like bears day & night...:roll:
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#62
Slizzo
Yeah, remembering wrong. I had a Riva TNT back in the day, but I was out of the game for a bit until the GeForce 4 was a thing.
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#63
DeathtoGnomes
lexluthermiesterAnd with the added benefit of 70db of white noise to drown out the neighbors humping like bears day & night...:roll:
living in a cheap motel? :laugh: :shadedshu:
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