Asus Rolls Out $500,000 Gold-Plated RTX 5090—The Ultimate Blinged-Out GPU
Move over, standard graphics cards—Asus just raised the bar at Bilibili World 2025 with its eye-popping ROG Astral Real Gold Edition RTX 5090, a card literally dripping in luxury. Wrapped in 5 kilograms (11 pounds) of solid 24K gold, this beast isn’t just the priciest graphics card on the planet (around half a million dollars in pure gold!), it’s also the heaviest ever, weighing nearly 16 pounds.
Underneath all that gleam, it’s based on Nvidia’s powerhouse RTX 5090 ROG Astral, packing 32GB of blazing-fast GDDR7 memory, PCIe 5.0, and a hefty 2.61GHz boost clock. But let’s be real—this card isn’t about performance; it’s about making a statement. Rumors say Asus might auction it off for charity or melt down the gold once the spotlight fades.
At roughly $3,000, the regular RTX 5090 is already no joke for gamers and AI pros, but this gold-plated spectacle is an entirely different league. It’s sparked some debate, too—while the regular model delivers top-tier performance, many see the Real Gold Edition as a flashy, over-the-top stunt poking fun at soaring hardware prices. Plus, that weight alone would make most motherboards sweat under the strain.
If you’re after raw power, stick with the standard RTX 5090. But if you want your gaming rig to literally shine, Asus’ golden masterpiece just stole the show.