ASUS Officially Lists ProArt GeForce RTX 5090 OC With a Compact 2.5 Slot Cooler and Creator Focused Design
ASUS has now officially listed the ProArt GeForce RTX 5090 32GB GDDR7 OC Edition on its website, bringing one of the most distinctive RTX 5090 designs yet into the company’s ProArt lineup. Rather than following the oversized approach seen on many flagship Blackwell cards, ASUS is positioning this model around a much more compact 2.5 slot form factor, while still pairing it with premium thermal features such as a vapor chamber, liquid metal on the GPU die, dual 115mm Axial tech fans, and a double vented backplate. ASUS also describes it as its first 2.5 slot compact RTX 5090 design. ASUS
From a design standpoint, this is one of the closest RTX 5090 cards to a compact workstation style concept rather than a traditional oversized gaming flagship. ASUS says the ProArt RTX 5090 is SFF Ready compatible, with dimensions of 304 x 140 x 50 mm, which gives it a much slimmer profile than many of the massive custom RTX 5090 cards currently on the market. That makes the card especially interesting for creators and enthusiasts trying to build smaller high end systems without stepping down to a lower GPU tier.
Cooling is clearly the core of ASUS’s pitch here. The company says the double vented backplate improves heat dissipation by up to 11%, while the larger dual fan setup increases airflow and pressure by 20%. On top of that, ASUS is using liquid metal thermal compound and a custom vapor chamber to keep the RTX 5090 under control inside this tighter chassis footprint. It is a premium thermal stack, and one that suggests ASUS wants this card to appeal not only to gamers, but also to creators running long rendering, video editing, and AI workloads.
ASUS is also adding several practical extras that help the card stand out from a standard reference style implementation. The ProArt RTX 5090 includes a Dual BIOS switch with Performance and Quiet modes, plus a USB Type C display output alongside 1 HDMI 2.1b and 2 DisplayPort 2.1b outputs. That USB Type C port is especially notable because it gives the card a cleaner fit for creator workflows and portable display setups, which lines up closely with the broader ProArt identity.
On the specification side, ASUS lists the card with 32GB of GDDR7 memory on a 512 bit bus, 28 Gbps memory speed, 21,760 CUDA cores, and engine clocks rated at 2482 MHz in default mode and 2512 MHz in OC mode. ASUS also recommends a 1000W power supply for the card. In other words, while the cooler is slimmer and the styling is more restrained, this is still a full RTX 5090 class product with the same top tier silicon foundation buyers would expect from NVIDIA’s flagship tier.
What ASUS has not revealed yet is pricing or retail timing. The card is now officially listed, but the company has not published launch price details on the product page. Even so, the appearance of the listing strongly suggests this model is now moving from showcase status into real market rollout, and for builders who want an RTX 5090 that looks cleaner, fits better, and leans harder into workstation aesthetics, this could end up being one of the most attractive versions of the GPU family.
Would you take a slimmer creator focused RTX 5090 like this over a larger triple slot flagship card, or do you still prefer maximum cooling size at this performance tier?
