GALAX did not expedite the development of a flagship GeForce RTX 5090D custom design; as evidenced by the absence of a top-flight Hall of Fame (HOF) option during launch week. "Cheaper" options—in the form of General and 1-Click models—were made available to the Chinese public on January 30. GALAX's fanciest new-gen "Blackwell" HOF model debuted with less potent hardware onboard: GeForce RTX 5080 OC LAB Plus-X Edition. Throughout early 2025, GALAX seeded early samples—of HOF GeForce RTX 5090D hardware—with tenured extreme overclocking organizations. Last month, almost finalized board designs became record breakers—achieved via liquid nitrogen cooled methodologies. Earlier prototypes sported a single 16-pin power connector, but newer Extreme Overclock (XOC) iterations were distributed with a second power delivery channel.

Yesterday, GALAX's social media channel teased the imminent launch of their air-cooled retail variant: "5090D HOF XOC Edition (Limited). Seems like it will be on China market soon…" Up until very recently, overclocking champions have shared photos of bare GALAX GeForce 5090D HOF cards—industry watchdogs reckoned that company engineers were still realizing a next-gen cooling solution. The Chinese manufacturer's promo material advertises the (presumably) very expensive forthcoming SKU as an option "only for better performance." Product renders showcase a familiar (optional) crown-adorned shroud, but it is not clear whether GALAX has revised its backplate design for this generation's XOC flagship.