The launch of Nvidia's RTX 50-series hasn't gone well so far, and it seems that things aren't about to improve anytime soon.

Nvidia released its latest GeForce RTX 50-series GPUs in January, and they're almost impossible to buy at retail. The powerful graphics card not only pushes the boundaries of how PC games can look, but they also make use of AI to make the hardware work more efficiently.

Following user complaints about certain GeForce RTX 50 graphics cards, Nvidia confirms the existence of some defective units and offers replacements.

An Nvidia staff member confirmed the company is still investigating RTX 50 series crashes and black screens. The staff member clarified fixes might come in the form of driver updates or VBIOS updates.

The once popular PhysX graphics technology by Nvidia is now out of support, leaving fans of the legacy games it powers saddened.

NVIDIA confirmed there is a hardware defect with some GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs and has offered guidance to affected users.

Recent filings with the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) by popular GPU manufacturer Zotac (spotted by @harukaze5719 on X), have unveiled potential new additions to Nvidia’s RTX 50-series lineup – the RTX 5050,

Nvidia confirms rare hardware flaws in RTX 5070 and RTX 5090 GPUs. The issue affects less than 0.5% of GPUs and impacts graphical performance by 4%. Affected consumers can contact the board manufacturer for replacement,

It was quite an exciting week for many gamers, as NVIDIA launched the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, alongside support for Avowed and many other goodies on GeForce NOW.