Nvidia’s RTX 5090 GPUs, while unparalleled in performance, are also at the top of the leaderboard when it comes to data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/zotac-rtx-5090-reportedly-catches-fire-during-battlefield-6-session” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/zotac-rtx-5090-reportedly-catches-fire-during-battlefield-6-session”>burning down involuntarily. Asus — arguably the most prominent AIB partner for Nvidia — has dared to step into the ring and present something even more adventurous: The data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/asus-luxurious-rtx-5090-gpu-is-twice-as-expensive-as-nvidia-founders-edition-rog-matrix-platinum-geforce-rtx-5090-launches-at-usd3-999-with-just-1-000-units-available” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/asus-luxurious-rtx-5090-gpu-is-twice-as-expensive-as-nvidia-founders-edition-rog-matrix-platinum-geforce-rtx-5090-launches-at-usd3-999-with-just-1-000-units-available”>ROG Matrix RTX 5090, powered by a custom PCB capable of consuming up to 800W through its special firmware. Now that 800W VBIOS has escaped into the wild, users with otherwise standard, 600W RTX 5090s are experimenting…
