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Nvidia RTX 5090 beats RTX Pro 6000 in tests after shunt mod to a staggering 800W — consumer flagship barely scrapes past the $10,000 Pro despite eye-watering power modification

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An Asus ROG Astral LC RTX 5090 has been shunt modded, resulting in its performance eclipsing the $10,000 RTX Pro 6000
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When NVIDIA launched its RTX 50 graphics cards, these were a disappointment for many players. We are talking about a new generation after waiting for more than two years that has ended with minimal improvements. By employing the same TMSC node as with RTX 40, there is not much to do about it. This is how we have seen that graphics such as RTX 5090 offer a 30% additional performance on the RTX 4090, but in return consumes precisely that 30% more.…

The GeForce RTX 5090 is currently the fastest graphics card on the market and one of the few models that has experienced a significant increase in performance compared to its predecessor.

Good news, the overclocker Der8auer doesn't seem to want to sit down and still appreciates, as much, pushing the graphics cards into their trap, attests his video on the ROG Astral LC GeForce RTX 5090, of ASUS (tested here). AFTER having observed that the card was "limited" by its TDP of 600 W, Der8auer estimated that it was joining the ideal map to test the shunt mod, in order to unlock the overclocking potential of the component: "That's also …

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Tom's Hardware broke the news in on Monday, June 23, 2025.
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