Packaging

The Card

The ASUS TUF color theme for GeForce RTX 50 Series is very similar to what we saw on the GeForce 40 Series. Metal surfaces are combined with various shades of gray and black. Both the main cooler and backplate are made of metal.


Dimensions of the card are 35.0 x 15.0 cm, and it weighs 2317 g.


Installation requires four slots in your system. We measured the card's width to be 70 mm.


Display connectivity includes three standard DisplayPort 2.1b and two HDMI 2.1b.

Standard for all GeForce RTX 50-series Blackwell cards is a new display engine that supports three DisplayPort 2.1b outputs, each capable of UHBR20; and one HDMI 2.1a. Both interfaces support DSC (display stream compression). With DSC enabled, a single DisplayPort on this card can drive 4K 12-bit HDR at 480 Hz; or 8K 12-bit HDR at up to 165 Hz. The RTX 5090 features an updated media acceleration engine with support for 4:2:2 video formats, AV1 UHQ, and MV-HEVC. There are three independent NVENC units, and two NVDEC.


The card uses a single 16-pin connector, which allows a maximum power draw of 600 W.


ASUS has installed an RGB lighting zone near the corner of the card.


This BIOS switch lets you select between the default "Performance" BIOS and a "Quiet" BIOS that runs a more relaxed fan curve.

Teardown

The fan assembly can be removed easily, which makes it easy to replace a broken fan in a couple of years—no need to touch the thermal paste of the card.


ASUS has installed 12 heatpipes on their thermal solution, the main heatsink also provides cooling for the memory chips and VRM circuitry.


The backplate protects the card against damage during installation and handling. Note the lines pattern, it's not embossed but printed—great idea.