Power & Temperatures
Performance is strong, but for the most part, there is very little difference between the cards. The AORUS Master periodically takes the lead but by small margins. This was expected, as is usually the case. The main focus is the cooler and its capabilities. To assess the cooling solution’s performance, we ran F1 24 on a one-hour loop to simulate a sustained gaming session and observe the impact on temperatures, clock speeds, fan speed, and power usage.
The AORUS Master, with the included fan installed, maintained an average GPU temperature of 70°C, slightly cooler than the Founders Edition at 71°C. Memory junction temperatures followed a similar pattern, with the AORUS models averaging 70–71°C compared to the Founders’ 72°C, demonstrating marginally better thermal efficiency in the custom-cooled cards. Fan speeds were similar across the board, with the AORUS averaging 1620 RPM, and the included fan reducing this slightly to 1600 RPM. The extra fan meant the three fans did not have to work as hard. In both scenarios, this is slightly higher than the Founders Edition at 1575 RPM, but the difference is so small as to be imperceptible audibly.
Regarding GPU clock speeds, the AORUS Master significantly outperformed the Founders Edition, with an average clock speed of 2820 MHz, peaking at 2850 MHz, and dipping to around 2760 MHz. The Founders Edition lagged behind, averaging 2550 MHz. The AORUS Master maintained high GPU usage, averaging 96%.
Power consumption is notably higher on the AORUS Master, averaging 590W and peaking at 606W. For comparison, the more power-efficient Founders Edition averaged 540W with a peak of 550W.
F1 Founders Edition
AORUS GeForce RTX5090 MASTER ICE
How about overlocking that card? Is it better than Astral or what?
Well it says 70° but at 1600rpm+ and I can say that my Aorus 5090 is pretty loud at 1600rpm. What you wanna do is you wanna use the silent bios and try to stay below 1300rpm and THAT is pretty difficult unfortunately (be quiet Pure Base 500 with 4 or even 5 fans). I can keep it at 75-78° with 1250-1280rpm but only at a PT of 85%. Anything above 90% and the shit goes up to 80°+ and the fans go up to 1500-1600rpm which is too loud for my taste. I certainly expected better temps (lower noise) with a huge cooler like that but it also requires very good airflow inside the case ofc.