Nvidia has identified a hardware issue affecting approximately 0.5% of its RTX 5090 and RTX 5070 Ti graphics cards. This defect involves a loss of Raster Operations Pipelines (ROPs), which are crucial for rendering graphics in gaming.
The problem results in a performance drop of around 4% on average, with some users experiencing more significant slowdowns. Affected users are advised to contact their graphics card manufacturers for replacements.
The issue was first reported following a review of a Zotac RTX 5090, which showed a lower than expected ROP count. The expected ROP count for the RTX 5090 is 176, while the faulty models display only 168. For the RTX 5070 Ti, the standard is 96 ROPs, which may drop to 88 in affected cards.
To determine if your GPU is impacted, users can utilize tools like GPU-Z or HWiNFO to check the ROP count. If the count is lower than specified, users should initiate the replacement process with their manufacturer.
This issue has raised concerns about quality control, particularly given the high prices of these graphics cards. Nvidia has stated that the production anomaly has been corrected, and future GPUs should not face this problem.
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