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The curious tale of the missing eight: Some Nvidia RTX 50-series cards are shipping with missing ROPs in the GPU, Nvidia says only 0.5% of all cards are affected
As more reports about RTX 50-series cards with missing ROPs began to appear over the weekend, The Verge contacted Nvidia about the issue and was told that: "We have identified a r
Some RTX 50-series GPUs are missing ROP hardware, Nvidia confirms
Some users have spotted missing hardware on their RTX 5090 and 5070 Ti cards. It appears to be a manufacturing defect. Fortunately, it's covered under warranty.
Missing ROPs? How to check if your GeForce RTX 50 Series GPU is underperforming
Got a GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, RTX 5080, or RTX 5090? Time to check the specs to make sure you're not missing out performance due to missing hardware.
GeForce RTX 5080 FE Joins List Of GPUs Spotted With Missing ROPs
A user on Reddit has posted a GPU-Z screenshot that purportedly shows their GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition graphics card with fewer render operation pipelines (ROPs), or render output units if you prefer, than what are supposed to be there. It's the first case we're aware of with missing ROPs on a GeForce RTX 5080 class card, FE or otherwise.
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090, 5080, and 5070Ti GPUs Have Some ROPs Missing That Seem To Be Impacting Performance
According to TechPowerUp, consumers revealed that some of the RTX 5090 and 5070Ti graphics cards had a lower number of ROPs than claimed by Nvidia. The RTX 5090 was showcased with 176 ROPs, but instead, it had 168. This loss of 8 ROPs results in a 4% performance loss.
GeForce RTX 5080 and RTX 5070 Ti GPUs with missing ROPs found, up to 11% slower
Users are reporting missing ROPs in their RTX 50 Series GPUs, with the latest reports highlighting that the issues also affects the GeForce RTX 5080.
Nvidia confirms ‘rare’ RTX 5090 and 5070 Ti manufacturing issue
Nvidia has just confirmed it shipped some RTX 5090, RTX 5090D, and even some RTX 5070 Ti graphics chips that were missing render units, as TechPowerUp originally reported — and that you’ll be able to get a replacement if your card was affected.
RTX 5070 Ti manufacturing defect cuts performance by up to 10% — 88 ROPs vs 96 ROPs (design)
Defective RTX 5070 Ti with eight missing ROPs sees an up-to 10% drop in performance, depending on the scenario.
Nvidia's RTX 5070 Ti may be getting the competition it needs as the AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT's performance leaks
It's now or never for AMD with its new GPU lineup amid Nvidia's RTX 5000 series issues, as a new leak reveals the Radeon RX ...
RTX 5080s are missing ROPs, too.
A Reddit user posted a screenshot showing that their RTX 5080 has fewer ROPs than it should. Nvidia didn’t include the RTX ...
RTX 5090, 5080 and 5070 Ti GPUs hit by 'rare issue' — find out if you're affected now
Nvidia's latest graphics cards have had a troubled launch, with RTX 5090 GPUs reportedly underperforming and the newly ...
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Nvidia admits shipping duff cards
R0X 5090, RTX 5090D, and RTX 5070 Ti chips missing render units Nvidia has confirmed that a "small number" of its RTX 5090, ...
GeForce RTX 5070 Non-Ti Performance Teased In First Geekbench Cameos
The recent launch of NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 50 series lineup has brought us the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, GeForce RTX 5080, and the ...
The GeForce RTX 5080 is also affected by the ROP deficiency
If you have acquired an RTX 5000 graphics card, you should definitely install GPU-Z and check the number of ROPs. The GeForce ...
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NVIDIA Has Its Hands Full Investigating Multiple Issues with RTX 5090 Ranging from Missing ROPS, Black Screen Issues, and Melting Cables
Following reports of melted cables, and then black screen issues including some bricked GPUs, come new reports of models from ...
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The RTX 5090 situation gets even worse as some boards are confirmed to be defective
Some Nvidia RTX 5090 batches are missing essential ROPs, causing performance loss. Hardware issues linked to the GB202 chip ...