BIOS file of the Asus ROG Astral RTX 5090D has appeared, promising the PC hardware community a shockwave as allegedly the power limit ceiling has been unlocked to a staggering 2,001 watts. This Extreme overclocking (XOC) BIOS was initially detected in enthusiast forums and soon spread in overclocking and gaming forums, and raised a lot of interest and concerns about its consequences on performance and hardware safety.
The revelations of the Leak What the Leak Reveals
The leaked bios targets the single most powerful graphics card in Asus arsenal, the flagship ROG Astral RTX 5090D. The card has the potential to pull in more than three times the planned power by disabling the enforced power constraint (standard 575W on RTX 5090) set by Nvidia. To provide scale, even heavy non-enthusiast desktop-oriented GPUs do not consume more than 600W in extreme overclocking scenarios.
The most important news of the leak:
- Power capping removed: Overclockers can obtain as much as 2,001W.
- Compatibility warning: The BIOS does not have proof and has not been officially certified by Asus, it may also be compatible with other 5090 models.
- Hardware requirements: To achieve this power consumption, enterprise-class power supplies and strong cooling would be needed - probably liquid nitrogen or home-brew water-cooling.
Overclocking Potential-and Risks
Hardcore overclockers believe a leaked BIOS is an opportunity to introduce new GPU world records, but there is a lot to lose. BIOS flashing would break warranty, possibly damage hardware, and cause a fire risk unless proper power supply and cooling are used.
Whereas previous 1000W-limit BIOS tweaks seldom provided actual use practicality at this level, with the 2,001W restriction it is not the BIOS that defines the final wall to hit. The general advice is that this is not to be ventured into by most users even the advanced hobby users- this is the domain of competitive overclockers.
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