A true monster that’s anything but reasonable, ASUS’s latest graphics card is approaching 6,000 euros!
Launched 16 months ago, the GeForce RTX 5090 is the flagship of NVIDIA’s Blackwell lineup. A graphics card with remarkable computing power, capable of running even the most demanding games without breaking a sweat and able to lend a hand with numerous artificial intelligence tasks—though its 32 GB of GDDR7 on a 512-bit bus —an enormous capacity for video games—might be just a tad underpowered for such tasks. The fact is that today this card is more often purchased for artificial intelligence than for video games… and its price reflects that: most models sell for at least 3,200, or even 3,500 euros.
The magnificent and exorbitantly priced ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5090 Edition 20 OLED © VideoCardz
These sky-high prices, however, haven’t dampened manufacturers’ enthusiasm for a card that lets them go all out and, more importantly, delivers substantial profit margins! Unsurprisingly, then, Computex 2026—held earlier this month in Taipei, Taiwan—provided the perfect opportunity to showcase quite a few new GeForce RTX 5090 models, while we’re still waiting to hear anything about NVIDIA’s potential GeForce RTX 50 SUPER series. At this year’s Computex, however, one card stood out more than the rest: the ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5090 Edition 20 OLED. It’s worth noting that, as its name suggests, this card features a surprising OLED screen. ASUS doesn’t go into great detail here, but emphasizes that the screen is capable of displaying both static images and small custom animations. Otherwise, the card’s technical specifications are similar to those of the “base” Astral RTX 5090 (notably a clock speed of 2.76 GHz), although it can handle up to 800 watts of power.
Unveiled at Computex, this card is expected to be available between late July and early August at an unbeatable price! In fact, the VideoCardz website mentions a whopping 5,799 euros for the graphics card alone. Yes, for that price, you could easily build a complete, high-performance system—even amid the DRAM and NAND shortage. In addition to the OLED display, ASUS justifies the price by highlighting the card’s anniversary significance: it’s designed to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the ROG (Republic of Gamers) brand and is part of a comprehensive ecosystem.
Two products from ASUS’s new ROG Edition 20 lineup © ASUS
In fact, alongside the ROG Astral RTX 5090 Edition 20 OLED, ASUS plans to launch a bundle featuring the ROG Crosshair X870E Edition 20 motherboard and the ROG RYUJIN 360 Edition 20 AiO kit (2,999 euros). There’s also talk of a 26.5-inch monitor (the ROG Swift OLED PG27AQWP-G Edition 20 for 1,299 euros), a power supply (the ROG Thor 3000W Titanium III Edition 20 for 999 euros), a gaming chair (the ROG Destrier Edition 20 for 999 euros), a keyboard (the ROG Azoth Extreme Edition 20 for 629 euros), a mouse (the ROG Harpe II Extreme Edition 20 for 269 euros), a router (the ROG Rapture GT-BE98 Pro Edition 20 for 810 euros), and a case (the ROG GR20 Edition 20 for 479.90 euros). Enough to build an exceptional—and incredibly expensive—machine!
