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GPUs are so bulky now that Asus is using gyroscopes to detect sagging | Asus ROG Astral RTX 5090 includes an accelerometer that ties into GPU Tweak software
Asus graphics card owners recently discovered that the company has quietly introduced software capable of detecting GPU droop. An investigation into the feature's workings uncovered new hardware...
Asus' GPU Tweak monitoring software seemingly received a new function called "Equipment Installation Check" around the time Nvidia released its RTX 50 series graphics cards in January. After investigating Asus' monitoring app, Uniko's Hardware discovered that the ROG Astral RTX 5090 includes a Bosch BMI323 IMU, which uses a gyroscopic accelerometer to measure the GPU's angle. Graphics cards have grown in size primarily because, as the effects of Moore's Law slow down, achieving meaningful performance uplifts requires more wattage, more heat, and larger cooling apparatuses.
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