UPDATE: Only a few days after the initial coverage of WCCFTECH, Pcgamer contacted Nvidia for some answers. In response, Nvidia said that he “investigated the problems reported with the RTX 50 series”.
It is never easy to determine a problem like this, especially with so new equipment on the market. This is getting worse when there are so many contradictory demands that arise from those who already have the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 in their hands. Some users have been able to solve the problem for themselves, while others have no video and equipment outlet not recognized by Windows.
It always seems that the root of the problem has Nvidia driver 572.16 which was published alongside the launch of the RTX 50 series. Considering Some users of the RTX 40 series report similar problems With older equipment, this is probably a problem with the new equipment itself.
I will continue to stay at the top of the situation, and I hope to be able to offer a concrete solution very soon.
February 6, 2025: I added new information gleaned from Pcgamer, which includes a complaint from Nvidia that he is investigating the problems reported by the first GPU adopters in the RTX 50 series.
The launch by NVIDIA of GPU RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 RTX 5080 has so far been Rocky, and that does not seem to improve. In the middle of RTX 5000 Taking shortages in shares, mediocre performance gains and SCALPERS CIEL PRICES, some cards could fail squarely after updating the latest NVIDIA pilots.
As indicated by WCCFTECHIt seems that some owners of the RTX 5090D – a variant of the RTX 5090 designed for the Chinese markets – is struggling with their new GPUs after the recommended update of the Nvidia driver. These reports come from Chinese forums and hot media hot spots like Baidu, Chiphell and Bilibili; It looks like colorful, gigabyte and mangi brands are affected.
However, the problem does not seem to be exclusive to the 5090D variants. A member of the Sander R / Asus Make a post Two days ago with the title “RTX 5090 not detected” with a problem similar to that encountered by Chinese users. The Reddit user, unable to find a solution, returned the RTX 5090 to Nvidia to, hope, get answers.
NVIDIA RTX 5090 / D Symptoms to monitor
Users who have taken forums to detail their RTX 5090 / D problems all have the same current complaints. Following an update of The latest Nvidia driver that unlocks DLSS 4Some cards refuse to produce a video or even be recognized by Windows. The exchange between HDMI and Displayport outputs does not seem to repair anything.
It is not clear if all GPUs RTX 5090 and RTX 5090D are affected by the problem, but I have the impression that we would hear more reports if such was the case. Despite a very limited launch in which many large retailers had only one handful of cards for sale, many were part of nature.
What is interesting is that the critic der8auer mentions the problems of PCIe in its RTX 5080 Founders Edition review. The GPU test with the PC BIOS set to PCIE 5.0 has resulted in frequent accidents and black screens, which strangely resembles what people experience with RTX 5090 and 5090D. Changing the Bios of the motherboard to force PCIe 4.0 has reduced der8auer problems, but that does not mean that this is the right solution for everything that happens to RTX 5090 / D cards.
Senior editor of Windows Central Ben Wilson Tested the RTX 5090 Founders edition On PCIe 5.0 successfully, although it was with an advanced version of the pilots. In addition, using standard release pilots after launch, he had no problem extending RTX 5080 Test for DLSS 4 in Cyberpunk 2077.
All this seems to indicate a kind of pilot problem at the end of Nvidia which only affects equipment. Although it is generally receiving a flak for its Underbaked GPU support system, the NVIDIA rush to launch its new Blackwell equipment seems to have resulted in unattained bugs. I would like to be able to offer a solid solution now, but we will have to wait and see if Nvidia solves the problem and what it suggests as a solution.
RTX 5000 GPUs are sold everywhere
The last thing that the first RTX 5090 / D adopters want to discover is a major bug like this apparently affecting certain users. Drop $ 2,000 + on a single material, only to discover that it is not functional, will undoubtedly tarnish the reputation of Nvidia (assuming that these problems are valid and widespread).
And everything comes in the heels of a trembling version that some call a “paper launch” Due to a real inventory for sale. It could be several months before the significant RTX 5090 figures reach the shelves, and that does not seem better for the RTX 5080.
NVIDIA still plans to launch its RTX 5070 TI and RTX 5070 in February, and GPUS RDNA RADEON D’AMD are expected in March. If you have not managed to hang a new RTX 5090 on the launch day, I would not worry too much. You may avoid new generation blues while saving your money for something that is better for your system.
You can always consult my Rolling of pre-construit PCs RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 If you do not want to wait for replenishment on autonomous cards.