In the past few days, we have pointed out that some of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5070 Ti Graphics Cards GPU cards with “missing” operating units (ROPS) and therefore lower performance. Apparently, NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 5080 has also proven to be subject to this problem, according to a Reddit job.
This is the first proof that the GeForce RTX 5080 graphics cards, based on the GB203 graphics processor, can be delivered with only 104 ROPS – instead of 112 ROPS – Activated. The poster attempted to reinstall the NVIDIA video pilot, but GPU-Z has always displayed the number of raster operating units at 104, below 112 ROP announced.
As this is the first report on an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 graphics card with a GPU who does not meet the specifications, we would touch other confirmations before overwhelming conclusions. However, as there are GeForce RTX 5070 TI cards which transport a GB203 processor with missing ROPs, it will not be surprising that there are GeForce RTX 5080 cards which include a GPU with a lower number of ROP than expected.
NVIDIA confirmed that 0.5% of GEFORCE RTX 5070 Ti graphics cards, RTX 5090 and RTX 5090D transport graphic processors with several ROPS deactivated, compared to the expected specification. The company advises owners of all “Mackwell” cards to make their advice to manufacturers to have them replaced.
“We have identified a rare problem affecting less than 0.5% (half a for a hundred) of GeForce RTX 5090 / 5090D and 5070 Ti GPU, which have a Rop less than specified”, the The official declaration of Nvidia lits. “The average impact of graphic performance is 4%, without impact on AI and calculation workloads. Assigned consumers can contact the card manufacturer for a replacement. The production anomaly has been corrected. “”
Although NVIDIA has confirmed that some of its GB202 and GB203 graphic processors are configured with a lower number of ROPS which it officially defined for its products GeForce RTX 5070 TI, RTX 5090 and RTX 5090D, it never revealed real reasons. It happened. GPU configurations are defined at the factory by NVIDIA itself and it is almost impossible for graphics card manufacturers to modify the configuration of NVIDIA GPUs. Consequently, Nvidia has provided GB203 and G202 subcupecified graphic processors to its partners for any reason. The question of the reason why it happened is not rhetoric because it can provide an answer to the question of whether it will happen again.
It should be noted that GB202 and GB203 GPUs wrongly are not the only problems with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 products. Among other things, there is Fusion and overheating supply connectors as well as Stability problems with driversaccording to reports.