PNY NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Workstation Edition 96GB GDDR7
PNY
89 Overall Score
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ASUS GeForce RTX 5090 ROG Astral OC 32GB GDDR7 White
ASUS
97 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
PNY NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Workstation Edition 96GB GDDR7
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ASUS GeForce RTX 5090 ROG Astral OC 32GB GDDR7 White
82 out of 100 high confidence 42 reviews
The ASUS ROG Astral / TUF RTX 5090 is widely praised for its exceptional cooling, quiet operation, and premium build quality. Many users highlight the unique per-pin power monitoring feature and solid performance at 4K with ray tracing. However, a few report coil whine, high price, and rare display issues, with some noting the card is massive and may require careful case fitting.
Pros
- Excellent cooling performance
- Quiet operation
- Premium build quality
- Per-pin power monitoring
- Great 4K ray tracing performance
Cons
- Coil whine reported
- High price
- Massive size
- Rare display issues
- Some fan noise under load
Cooling performance 18
Noise level 12
Build quality 14
Price value 10
Performance 4k ray tracing 15
Coil whine 5
Scores
Ai Llm
Workstation
Content Creation
Gaming 4k
Gaming 1440p
Ray Tracing
Gaming 1080p
Budget
Specifications
| PNY NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Workstation Edition | ASUS GeForce RTX 5090 ROG Astral OC | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | ||
| GPU Chipset | NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Workstation Edition | GeForce RTX 5090 |
| Brand | NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| Architecture | Blackwell | Blackwell |
| Class | workstation | consumer |
| Process | 5★ | — |
| Memory | ||
| VRAM | 96 GB★ | 32 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR7 | GDDR7 |
| Memory Bus | ||
| Bandwidth | No data | |
| ECC | ✓★ | — |
| Compute | ||
| CUDA Cores | ||
| Tensor Cores | ||
| RT Cores | No data | |
| Base Clock | ||
| Boost Clock | ||
| FP16 TFLOPS | No data | |
| FP32 TFLOPS | No data | |
| Performance | ||
| PassMark G3D | ||
| GPU Compute | ||
| Power & Cooling | ||
| TDP | 300★ | 575 |
| Recommended PSU | 800★ | 1,000 |
| Power Connectors | 1x 16-Pin PCI Connector | 1 x 16-Pin |
| Cooler | Single Fan | Triple Fan★ |
| Fans | 1 | 4★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| Interface | PCI Express 5.0 x16 | PCI Express 5.0 |
| DisplayPort | 4★ | 3 |
| HDMI | 0 | 2★ |
| Max Displays | 4 | 4 |
| Max Resolution | 7680 x 4320 | 7680 x 4320 |
| Physical | ||
| Length | 267★ | 358 |
| Slot Width | 2★ | 3.799999952316284 |
| Form Factor | Full Height | Full Height |
| Weight | 1.52 kg★ | 4.55 kg |
| Features | ||
| Ray Tracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Upscaling | DLSS | DLSS 4 |
| AV1 Encode | ✓ | ✓ |
| VR Ready | ✓ | ✓ |
| DirectX | 12 | 4.6 |
| RGB | ✗ | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
PNY NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Workstation Edition 96GB GDDR7
- Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong ai (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong vram (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong rt (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Below average affordability (0th percentile)0th %ile
- Below average thermal (27th percentile)
ASUS GeForce RTX 5090 ROG Astral OC 32GB GDDR7 White
- Strong connectivity (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong compute (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong raster (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong ai (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Below average affordability (4th percentile)4th %ile
- Below average efficiency (25th percentile)
Pricing
Verdict
Winner: ASUS GeForce RTX 5090 ROG Astral OC
Scores 97 overall, wins 6 of 8 usage categories and 9 of 39 specs.
