GALAX’s latest Hall of Fame masterpiece for the Chinese market, the RTX 5090 D V2 HOF OC Lab Plus-X, takes the familiar HOF formula and tunes it for export compliance without sacrificing the thrill for enthusiasts. Despite trimmed memory and a lower default boost compared to earlier HOF models for the original RTX 5090 D, this V2 edition delivers near-identical real-world performance—and can even edge ahead with a little overclocking.
Under the shroud, GALAX is clearly reusing a proven high-end PCB. You’ll find traces for two 16-pin power connectors, but only one is populated on the retail card, aligning with the lower power target. The board retains a muscular 36-phase VRM, reinforcing its overclocking pedigree. To meet export rules, a few memory chips are omitted and total board power is dialed back from 600W to 575W, making the single 16-pin sufficient.
Key specs and design highlights:
– 21,760 CUDA cores, matching the prior RTX 5090 D
– 24 GB VRAM on a 384-bit memory bus (reduced from 512-bit)
– 575W TDP, down from 600W
– Single 16-pin power connector, with PCB traces for a second
– 36-phase VRM, identical to previous HOF designs
– Default boost clock around 2610 MHz
In gaming and synthetic benchmarks, performance lands right beside the original RTX 5090 D variants. The move to a 384-bit bus and 24 GB of VRAM doesn’t hold the card back in typical gaming scenarios where 24 GB remains ample. The real story starts when you push it: with a modest +1600 MHz to memory and +310 MHz to the core, the HOF OC Lab Plus-X climbs to roughly 2920 MHz and slips past the older RTX 5090 D by a small but consistent margin. As is tradition with HOF cards, hitting or exceeding 3.0 GHz looks entirely attainable with further tuning and the right cooling.
While this round of tests focused on gaming and general compute, earlier comparisons suggest the V2 may not always lead in AI-centric workloads. Even so, for enthusiasts chasing top-tier gaming frame rates and headroom to overclock, the RTX 5090 D V2 HOF OC Lab Plus-X is arguably the flagship of its class in the region.
Bottom line: GALAX has delivered a refined, export-compliant HOF that keeps the spirit of extreme performance alive. If you want a premium RTX 5090 D V2 with serious power delivery and real overclocking potential, this Plus-X edition should be at the top of your shortlist.
