Tests show $30,000 AI GPUs are terrible password crackers — RTX 5090 gaming GPU outperforms Nvidia H200 and AMD MI300X
Tom's Hardware: For The Hardcore PC Enthusiast [Unofficial]
April 11, 2026
A research team at Specops benchmarked an RTX 5090, against two AI datacenter GPUs with Hashcat to see which GPU is the better password cracker. Spoiler alert, the RTX 5090 was the winner.
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