Saturday, November 29th 2025

2,000 W XOC BIOS for ASUS GeForce RTX 5090 GPU Appears

The GPU vBIOS designed for extreme overclocking is generally intended for professional overclockers, but sometimes these versions become accessible to the public. Recently, a 2,001-watt XOC BIOS for ASUS GeForce RTX 5090 GPUs has emerged, enabling unprecedented power limits. This development offers multi-kilowatt-class overclocking opportunities to enthusiasts eager to experiment with their ASUS GeForce RTX 5090 cards. The XOC BIOS sets the core voltage to 1.15 V by default, regardless of the software voltage slider's position, even if the slider is at zero.

Previously, we only saw the 2,001-watt XOC BIOS for the China-exclusive ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5090D and Galax GeForce RTX 5090D HOF. This XOC BIOS allowed Galax to achieve a GPU core speed of 3,570 MHz and a GDDR7 memory speed of 2,250 MHz, boosting the effective memory speed to 36 Gbps with a bandwidth of 2.304 TB/s, nearly 29% above the standard specification. Such extreme overclocking requires multiple fused 12 V-2×6 cables or custom power delivery to bypass the connector's 600-watt limit. Additionally, custom water or LN2 cooling is necessary to prevent overheating. Installing this BIOS automatically voids the warranty, so enthusiasts should exercise caution when experimenting. This time, the XOC BIOS is compatible with the regular RTX 5090, but caution is advised when dealing with third-party BIOS, so we don't recommend it.
Sources: Overclock.net, via VideoCardz, TPU GPU DB
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43 Comments on 2,000 W XOC BIOS for ASUS GeForce RTX 5090 GPU Appears

#1
RootinTootinPootin
using it now, you'll need better cooling using this one, it is also no where near the Matrix Platinum vBIOS performance, but still..
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#2
bonehead123
Can ya smell what da Rock is cookin (burnin) :D

Wonder if that red shroud gives them an extra 3-500w or so ?
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#3
lepudruk
Madness, someone likes to play with fire. If it's just about proving possible - fine, for 24/7 use - no f@#$ing way. Common 5090s are getting fried with less then half of that wattage.
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#4
eidairaman1
The Exiled Airman
bonehead123Can ya smell what da Rock is cookin (burnin) :D

Wonder if that red shroud gives them an extra 3-500w or so ?
Not on the power connector
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#5
ir_cow
I'm waiting for people to melt the cable and blame NVIDIA :).

1400 Watts extra for 500 MHz? Stock 600W gets you 3GHz.
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#6
eidairaman1
The Exiled Airman
lepudrukMadness, someone likes to play with fire. If it's just about proving possible - fine, for 24/7 use - no f@#$ing way. Common 5090s are getting fried with less then half of that wattage.
Plenty of burnt connectors, many more to come in 3, 2, 1, this started in 2022 and never got fixed.
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#7
freeagent
eidairaman1Plenty of burnt connectors, many more to come in 3, 2, 1, this started in 2022 and never got fixed.
Plenty that are still running too, after years of continuous operation.
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#8
R-T-B
freeagentPlenty that are still running too, after years of continuous operation.
True and if someone flashes a XOC bios intended to uh, not use the stock connector and burns their connector, is it really the connectors fault?

This bios isn't even intended for use with that connector, so again, please stick to the subject which is uh... I guess extreme OC and other (bad) ideas... so fair topic to bring it up in I guess. Just don't expect sympathy or blame the connector itself when you can (and do) burn up.
ir_cow1400 Watts extra for 500 MHz? Stock 600W gets you 3GHz.
I mean man, it's XOC. Does efficiency even matter?

My big concern is that this "works" on stock cards, which is a horrible idea to promote. Crossflashing is already a bad enough idea without adding a little under a killowatt and a half to the difference...
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#10
Dr. Dro
Wouldn't this be the first XOC BIOS for the global RTX 5090 models? IIRC, all previously released XOC cards were based on the Chinese 5090 D.
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#11
Outback Bronze
ir_cowI'm waiting for people to melt the cable
This bios must come supplied with spare 12v-2x6 cables and gpu connectors :)
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#12
haswrong
well, time to start reviewing those 3killawatt power source units...
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#13
Godrilla
ir_cowI'm waiting for people to melt the cable and blame NVIDIA :).

1400 Watts extra for 500 MHz? Stock 600W gets you 3GHz.
Undervolting gets you 3 ghz at 500 watts.
The 4090 matrix was a foreshadowing for 5090 pricing and power consumption. 5090 is a foreshadowing of 6090 pricing and power consumption. :kookoo:
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#14
N3utro
ir_cowI'm waiting for people to melt the cable and blame NVIDIA :).

1400 Watts extra for 500 MHz? Stock 600W gets you 3GHz.
2000W is a way to remove all safeties in the bios linked to TDP. It doesn't mean they used 2000W for 3,5 ghz.

Around 1000W was used for 3,4 ghz previously on a custom hardware modded card so 3,5 ghz is probably around the same. It's already a 66% increase over base TDP which is huge.

This is probably near the limit before the card fries before a full benchmark is possible.
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#15
umeng2002
Okay, this is it. Science HAS gone too far.
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#16
Dr. Dro
N3utro2000W is a way to remove all safeties in the bios linked to TDP. It doesn't mean they used 2000W for 3,5 ghz.

Around 1000W was used for 3,4 ghz previously on a custom hardware modded card so 3,5 ghz is probably around the same. It's already a 66% increase over base TDP which is huge.

This is probably near the limit before the card fries before a full benchmark is possible.
I have my doubts any silicon can withstand that much energy flowing through it without permanent damage, even at sub-zero. Still, that would be a pretty wild benchmark session to see.
haswrongwell, time to start reviewing those 3killawatt power source units...
I mean, anyone benching these things at the 2000 W scale is doing it on nitrogen if not helium... they certainly have the PSU(s) for it ;)
GodrillaUndervolting gets you 3 ghz at 500 watts.
The 4090 matrix was a foreshadowing for 5090 pricing and power consumption. 5090 is a foreshadowing of 6090 pricing and power consumption. :kookoo:
Why are we acting as if v/f curves didn't exist and this is somehow the norm? :confused:
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#17
Dirt Chip
15 (maybe 10) years ago the XOC was to go 600w in the GPU with custom bios.
Now it's norm.
This current 2kW expedition is the cornerstone for future out-of-the-box 1kW consumers GPU.

Have fan (lot's of them) running this toaster inside your PC.
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#18
nguyen
People who live is colder climate will be having a blast with this XOC BIOS, meanwhile I undervolt my 5090 to 900mV, using around 300-400W in heavy games and around 200W in light games ;)
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#19
Shou Miko


Lets see how many connectors and cards will go up in smoke.
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#20
_roman_
Time to submerge it in water. A typical water kettle should also use only 2000.1 Watts :)
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#21
Waldorf
@Dirt Chip
+90% of those with the money to buy that card and the required ecosystem to use it (cpu/psu), will have the funds to LC cpu and gpu,
the same way ppl buying +200k cars usually dont worry about insurance/maintenance cost.
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#22
Jism
Dr. DroI have my doubts any silicon can withstand that much energy flowing through it without permanent damage, even at sub-zero. Still, that would be a pretty wild benchmark session to see.
Transients or short term peak current is real; some GPU's that start can pull 3x the amount of normal TDP within really just microseconds. Sustained is a different story; PCB will likely fry itself out before you can even finish a benchmark. This thing just opens up any limitations or restrictions for a OC session with the likes of LN2.

and yeah, using 3 PSU's or so and hard solder extra wires is a must.
Dirt Chip15 (maybe 10) years ago the XOC was to go 600w in the GPU with custom bios.
Now it's norm.
This current 2kW expedition is the cornerstone for future out-of-the-box 1kW consumers GPU.

Have fan (lot's of them) running this toaster inside your PC.
In enterprise markets compute cards already exceed 1.4Kwh. Chips just get bigger and more refined. And they usually do more in less.
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#24
JimmyDoogs
Do they even make real 2kW power supplies?
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#25
Godrilla
Dr. DroWhy are we acting as if v/f curves didn't exist and this is somehow the norm? :confused:
The race to the peak of that inefficiency curve is on.
JimmyDoogsDo they even make real 2kW power supplies?
Seasonic PRIME PX ATX 3.1 - PSU Premium series share.google/sj0CAwkY2MYwfJJI7
hi.

I wonder if rtx 6000 pro can be flahed with this bios .
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