Nvidia says around 1 in 200 of its new Series 50 GPUs are missing some render units
Nvidia has confirmed user reports that some of its new Series 50 GPUs are missing some render units, affecting performance. Last week users started suggesting that their new RTX 5090 graphics cards were arriving with fewer Render Output Units (ROPs) than they should.
Some RTX 50-series GPUs are missing ROP hardware, Nvidia confirms
If you’ve just dropped more than a grand on a new graphics card, you might be miffed if it fails to live up to expected performance. More than a few buyers of new RTX 50-series GPUs are feeling that right now after reports of missing ROPs on brand-new cards.
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.
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.
Nvidia confirms rare GeForce RTX 50-series GPU issue
“We have identified a rare issue affecting less than 0.5% (half a percent) of GeForce RTX 5090 / 5090D and 5070 Ti GPUs, which have one fewer ROP than specified," an Nvidia representative told Tom's Hardware Saturday. "The average graphical performance impact is 4%, with no impact on AI and Compute workloads.”
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.
Some NVIDIA RTX 5090 and 5070 Ti Cards Are Missing ROP Units (Updated)
NVIDIA has confirmed that a small batch of its GeForce RTX 5090, 5090D, and 5070 Ti GPUs shipped out with few ROPs than specified.
Some RTX 5090s are shipping with missing ROP units, leading to less gaming performance: Updated
Reports suggest that some RTX 5090s have 5% fewer ROPs than design specifications, resulting in a noticeable performance drop.
Nvidia admits some early RTX 5080 cards are missing ROPs, too
W hen Nvidia originally confirmed that some of its new RTX 50-series graphics cards had a “rare” manufacturing issue that left them missing some promised render units and a sl
Nvidia admits to rare RTX 5090 performance glitch
The RTX 5090 graphics card has a unique problem where the GPU does not have as many ROPs (Raster Operations Pipeline unit) as it should to sufficiently render images in 3D post-processing.The Latest Tech News,
There Are Too Many Damn Problems With Nvidia’s $2,000 RTX 5090
RTX 5090 owners have been complaining online for over a week that some cards shipped with fewer ROPs, AKA render/raster output units than they should have. The RTX 5090 review units supposedly have 176 ROPs enabled,
RTX 5090, 5080 and 5070 Ti GPUs hit by 'rare issue' — find out if you're affected now
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Defective RTX 5080 gaming GPU reported, despite earlier Nvidia reassurance
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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 ...