- NVIDIA confirmed that about 1 out of 200 of RTX 5090 and RTX 5070 TI GPUS has a problem with their graphics chips
- The problem is the loss of ROPS, which is a major element in the internal business of GPU
- NVIDIA says that those who have an affected graphics card should call the maker to arrange an alternative
After reports of some RTX 5090 graphics processing units, it failed to perform as well as in games, NVIDIA confirmed that there is a problem with the leading Blackwell chips, as well as the RTX 5070 Ti GPU.
This is a problem at the level of the devices, which means it is a mistake in the depth of the unlevantary slide, and it slows down these graphics cards with a concrete amount (albeit variable).
In a statement dealing with it, I told Nafidia freedom: “We have identified a rare problem that affects less than 0.5 % (half a percent) of GeForce RTX 5090 / 5090D and 5070 Ti GPU that has fewer ROP.
“The average effect of graphics performance is 4 %, with no effect on work burdens and work burden. Consumers affected can contact the plate factory to replace it. Production anomaly has been corrected.”
Your first question may be: What is ROP, then? ROP symbolizes the bite operations pipeline, which is the devices that are a major part of the process of providing graphics for computer games. (It is more complicated than it, in fact, but that’s all you really need to know).
With fewer pipelines available to deal with relevant graphics processing tasks while playing, which is not surprising, performance is slightly slower.
Also, if you are wondering about the aforementioned RTX 5090D, this is the alternative to the pioneering Blackwell that was sold in China, which participated in the initial reports of this case – especially the RTX 5070 TI, though.
This entire episode was revealed yesterday, after it appeared first as a matter of courtesy Techpowerup Zotac RTX 5090 (cross Videocardz).
In its review, the TECH website found that the third party model was somewhat weakly weak versus the NVIDIA RTIX 5090 Founders version (the performance line used by Techpowerup in measuring the relative strength of the main GPU variables).
In fact, the Zotac RTX 5090 was slowed about 5 % of the NVIDIA model, while it was working at the speeds of the hour itself, which was clearly had no great meaning. Not even the investigation of Techpowerup and found that this is not a problem related to wrong cooling (or other possible radical causes), but in reality the Zotac graphics processing unit was missing ROPS.
The RTX 5090 graphics card showed 168 ROPS (in the GPU-Z) instead of the expected number (and official specifications) for 176 ROPS.
All sellers are likely to be affected by this business, of course, because this is a problem with the chips produced by NVIDIA, and they were sent to third -party partners for use in making their graphics cards. This was presented quickly yesterday, as reports began to appear, as people began to check their paintings for this issue.
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While in its statement, NVIDIA states that there is no one ROP, it indicates one block of it, as it was observed, the ROP number of eight (number in a block) is reduced with graphics cards that have this problem.
How to check if your GPU Blackweell may be affected
To check the RTX 5090 or 5070 TI, you can launch a depth tool in the depths of your devices, monitor and inform multiple elements of specifications. Obviously, what you are looking for is the number of ROPS, and it can be provided by GPU-Z as we mentioned earlier, or an alternative tool like Hwinfo (and perhaps other programs, undoubtedly).
In GPU-Z, you will find the ROPS number listed on the graphics card tab, on the seventh line down, on the left side (we have an explanation here, if you want more details about GPU-Z). For RTX 5090, the number 176 should be, while 168 is what the leading models show weakness. With RTX 5070 TI, the correct specifications are 96 ROPS, so in theory, it will be reduced to 88 ROPS (but I haven’t seen an affirmation of this, so it may have a lower effect).
If you have RTX 5090 or 5070 TI with this problem, how much will affect you in practical phrases? Well, this differs as I already mentioned, although the average effect is the loss of something performance in the range of 5 % (or nearly – NVIDIA says 4 %).
However, you may not notice any difference at all in some cases, as the ROPS pipe game (ROPS) may be used significantly, while others may touch it at all. So some games can be slowed by more than 5 %, and others may have a slight loss in tire rates (such a low effect will not be able to know that).
However, before you think that this may not be great after all, be sure to make sure of it. There should be no error like quality guarantee and make it in production devices in the first place. And when you remember the amount of buyers who exited the RTX 5090 in particular-MSRP is a real portfolio, and many people have paid the excess amount to further-good, you can start knowing how this is a great deception.
If you have RTX 5090 or RTX 5070 TI, check your GPU-z graphics card as shown above. If your model displays a loss from ROPS, as you advise NVIDIA, call your painting and start replacing the graphics card.
However, this may be a troublesome issue, for those who may have sold the old graphics processing unit when they are upgraded (if they need to send a defective BlackWell graphics card, before receiving a new one – and left with a computer without engine, mainly). Another concern is that it is not like fresh stocks it will be easy to get, now, at the present time.
Future graphics processing units should not suffer from this issue because as NVIDIA is noticed, “Grade Production” has been repaired here, as you hope.