2,001 Watt XOC BIOS for ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5090D Appears

[AleksandarK]

An unverified 2,001-watt XOC BIOS for the China-exclusive ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5090D has surfaced on the TechPowerUp GPU BIOS DB, instantly tripling the card's stock 575 W limit. And just like last week's China-only GALAX HOF leak, it's opening kilowatt-class overclocking to enthusiasts who are willing to experiment with their ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5090 boards. For an extreme overclocking attempt, the card requires multiple fused 12V-2×6 cables or custom power delivery to bypass the connector's 600 W ceiling, necessitates custom water or LN2 cooling to prevent the GPU from overheating, and automatically voids the warranty the moment it's installed. However, just like the previous XOC BIOS for GALAS HOF, it also allows the card to dial down its max TDP to 80% of the original, which is just 400 W for undervolting experiments. We don't recommend using this BIOS unless you are confident in your technical expertise and aware of the risks associated with using non-factory power profiles.



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[FreedomEclipse]

Them power cables and power connecters are all going to need to be watercooled.

 

[overclockedamd]

Incoming bricks!

 

[W1zzard]

Thanks for the upload. BIOS marked as verified

 

[outlw6669]

Them power cables and power connecters are all going to need to be watercooled.

Interestingly enough, my waterblock has a nice thick thermal pad between the backplate and solder points for the 12V-2x6 connector.
I doubt it can really cool the connector down, but it sure would be nice if it could.

If I thought the connector could take it, I would not mind giving such a bios a try... or just shunting the resistors...
With my radiator fans barely spinning, I am still only topping out around 50~55°C, after gaming for several hours with a 550~600 W reported load

 

[dgianstefani]

Interestingly enough, my waterblock has a nice thick thermal pad between the backplate and solder points for the 12V-2x6 connector.
I doubt it can really cool the connector down, but it sure would be nice if it could.

If I thought the connector could take it, I would not mind giving such a bios a try... or just shunting the resistors...
With my radiator fans barely spinning, I am still only topping out around 50~55°C, after gaming for several hours with a 550~600 W reported load

I think these BIOS aren't to actually drive 2000 W, but so that any momentary spike/extreme OC will never be powerlimited.

I don't feasibly see how you could push more than, what, 1000 W through these chips on ambient with a custom loop. Maybe 12-1300 W on sub ambient.

 

[Launcestonian]

Oh great, now one can have a super duper kill em' all card with a built in heater for those cold days & nights in one's gaming den.

 

[DaddyDanjer]

Could someone please help me understand why they would release this XOC bios for the gimped D version. And while the non D version is also gimped compared to the full fat Blackwell die, I’m curious as to why we only see these XOC bios on the 5090Ds

 

[DeathtoGnomes]

2001 watts, thats like 2 gauge cable?

 

[Fluke]

Dave: "Open the power limit, HAL."
HAL: "I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can do that."