Following the buzz around NVIDIA's RTX 50 series announcement at CES 2025, ZOTAC has unveiled its custom GEFORCE RTX 5090 D 32GB SOLID OC graphics card. While NVIDIA's Founder Edition card impressed with its compact design, ZOTAC's offering aims for a bold aesthetic with enhanced cooling for real-world gaming scenarios.
Design and Aesthetics
The ZOTAC GEFORCE RTX 5090 D 32GB SOLID OC measures 330×124×69mm and weighs around 2.33kg. Its overall design is boxy, with a low-key gray color scheme accented by elegant rose gold details, giving it a retro yet sophisticated look. The card features textured elements on the shroud, with geometric patterns to enhance its three-dimensional look. A gold line and "ZOTAC GAMING" logo add subtle design touches to avoid visual monotony.
Cooling System
The most striking feature is the three large 9-blade ring fans. These are part of ZOTAC's latest ICESTORM 3.0 cooling system, which provides all-around heat dissipation using a through-flow design. Air is drawn in by the fans and passes through the heatsink fins, and the use of composite materials in the fans and shroud enhances performance and reduces noise. The fan blades have been optimized to enhance performance and lower noise.
Frame and Construction
The ZOTAC GEFORCE RTX 5090 D 32GB SOLID OC features a rose gold-plated alloy frame, combining aesthetics with structural integrity. The frame’s die-cast alloy design helps to prevent PCB deformation, adding durability.
Power and BIOS
The card uses a single 16-pin power connector, designed with a reverse buckle for easier connections and disconnections. A power indicator light is located behind the power connector to provide users with a visual cue for proper installation. A BIOS switch allows you to choose between quiet and high-performance modes.
ARGB Lighting
A幻光sync connector allows for the 16 million color ARGB lighting on the card's shroud to sync with other components.
Backplate and Output Ports
The card's backplate, also made from high-strength alloy, enhances structural integrity, aids in heat dissipation, and offers ESD protection. It features a minimalist design, with geometric patterns, to reinforce a robust appearance. The heatsink fins, visible in the cut-out, use an extended, alloy design to increase surface area and further improve cooling.
For video output, the card features three DisplayPort 2.1b ports and one HDMI 2.1b port to meet the demands of most gamers.
Summary
The ZOTAC GEFORCE RTX 5090 D 32GB SOLID OC graphics card features a retro and robust aesthetic. The design blends minimalist simplicity with detailed accents. ZOTAC has clearly put significant effort into the design of this model. Performance details are still to come, and the author will release details on performance soon.
Source: Expreview Chinese
