Tuesday, December 9th 2025

ASUS Denies GeForce RTX 5090 ROG MATRIX Recall

ASUS has officially denied a recall of its limited edition GeForce RTX 5090 ROG MATRIX graphics card, which was reportedly facing some quality issues. However, ASUS was quick to dispute these claims. In the past, an ASUS reportedly representative informed Swedish e-tailer "Inet" that they had identified a quality issue with the RTX 5090 32 GB ROG Matrix Platinum 30th Anniversary Edition, preventing planned deliveries while they worked on an undated replacement. However, in ComputerBase update from Christian Wefers, part of ASUS Public Relations, the situation is now clearer:
Christian Wefers, ASUS PRThere is no product recall for the ROG Matrix GeForce RTX 5090. We proactively adjusted the original timeline to allow additional time for product improvements and to ensure an optimal customer experience. The products will arrive at our partners within the next few days. Availability may vary by region.
As a reminder, ASUS has officially listed its GeForce RTX 5090 ROG MATRIX 30th anniversary limited-edition GPU for $3,999 on its U.S. store. Limited to 1,000 units, this is ASUS's most powerful and expensive card in the RTX 50-series "Blackwell" generation. The build quality justifies the price, as ASUS uses 3 oz copper PCB layers to enhance heat dissipation and minimize voltage drop across components, resulting in improved overall performance and potentially higher overclocking capabilities. The GPU features four large fans, similar to ASUS's RTX 5090 Astral GPU, with three fans in the front and one in the back, utilizing a push-pull air cooling design. The GPU shroud has a prominent ROG red design with a distinct ring on one fan, featuring an acrylic plate with the ROG MATRIX logo.
Sources: ComputerBase, HardwareLuxx, via VideoCardz
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4 Comments on ASUS Denies GeForce RTX 5090 ROG MATRIX Recall

#1
_roman_
Well you need to buy the high price product is the typical argument for the given ASUS quality. There are cheaper and better options for the typical ASUS product lines. How many bad units are we talking about in a 1000 pieces limited edition so far?

ASUS Prime may be cheap entry series.
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Bobaganoosh
AleksandarKThe build quality justifies the price
Subjective at best, but flat out wrong more than likely. This is a 100% markup from MSRP because it's a limited edition card that people can say "look what I have" to. There are people into that, so they'll sell these, but it is not because of the "build quality".
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CosmicWanderer
BobaganooshSubjective at best, but flat out wrong more than likely. This is a 100% markup from MSRP because it's a limited edition card that people can say "look what I have" to. There are people into that, so they'll sell these, but it is not because of the "build quality".
The build quality and materials used is definitely part of it though. Especially when you have such a small production run of only 1000 units.

It's a collector's card. Price is to be expected.
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Bobaganoosh
CosmicWandererThe build quality and materials used is definitely part of it though. Especially when you have such a small production run of only 1000 units.

It's a collector's card. Price is to be expected.
You rephrased my point there. The price is because it's a "collector's card." The cost difference in the board materials is not enough alone to justify a 2x price increase. There are obviously other factors at play, but the primary one is the name written on it (because none of their cards have been sold at MSRP). Once they fix whatever is apparently wrong with it, I'm sure it'll be a good 5090, as far as 5090's go. I'm not even trying to say it's crap or something. My point was that "the build quality justifies the price" is not a true statement.
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