News Some RTX 5090s are shipping with missing ROP units, leading to less gaming performance: Report

[Admin]

Reports suggest that some RTX 5090s have 5% fewer ROPs than design specifications, resulting in a noticeable performance drop.

Some RTX 5090s are shipping with missing ROP units, leading to less gaming performance: Report : Read more

 

[Jabberwocky79]

So, how's the 50 series launch going? Bwahahahahaha 🤣

 

[LolaGT]

The more you spend the less you'll get!
"Like my jacket?"

 

[YSCCC]

This is getting more "funny" of each news about blackwell...

 

[TheyStoppedit]

They say a photo is worth 1,000 words.... or in this case.... 5,090?

 

[mikeindevon]

How can you tell if your card is short of ROPs? The performance of a PC against benchmarks depends on many factors so they are not necessarily a sure fire way of telling.

 

[Jabberwocky79]

How can you tell if your card is short of ROPs? The performance of a PC against benchmarks depends on many factors so they are not necessarily a sure fire way of telling.

As the screenshot in the article shows, Nvidia Inspector displays all of that hardware data.

 

[ingtar33]

THG, you're such AMD shills. this is a FEATURE. it's a surprise mechanic. when you open the box you might get a 5090 (review sample) or you might get a 5090 (poop version). just because 98% of the 5090's are the (poop version) doesn't mean it's false advertisement. because there is still a 2% chance you might win the lotto and get one which performs like a review sample.

Those are better gacha odds then Genshin Impact! and remember, this isn't a loot box, and it's definitely not gambling. it's a surprise mechanic! something you only get when you buy Nvidia! Team Green never stops innovating!

I can't wait when they sell us GPUs with advertised performance locked behind a subscription service! Give me more daddy nvidia!

/s/

 

[DS426]

This just gets better and better everyday, lol.

BTW, I appreciate the mention of the GTX 970 VRAM issue. Anecdotal but I had a friend that I got into PC gaming when I built his first system. Started him with a R9 280 that he later upgraded to a GTX 970. So yeah, not the most positive experience on switching sides for him, lol.

If I recall correctly, nVidia agreed to pay each owner a little cash on a settled class action lawsuit.

 

[ingtar33]

This just gets better and better everyday, lol.

BTW, I appreciate the mention of the GTX 970 VRAM issue. Anecdotal but I had a friend that I got into PC gaming when I built his first system. Started him with a R9 280 that he later upgraded to a GTX 970. So yeah, not the most positive experience on switching sides for him, lol.

If I recall correctly, nVidia agreed to pay each owner a little cash on a settled class action lawsuit.

i think it was $9-$20; i got notified i could collect it (I had a 970). I laughed when i saw the settlement amount and didn't bother to collect. generally they don't tell you how much it will be until they know how many people will claim. the email i got said 9-20ish... might have been a few more then 20, like 24 or something. but it wasn't much.

 

[Amdlova]

In such big chip it's normal some Rop are missing... Nvidia will find them on the trash bin... Aka (4080ti)

 

[DS426]

i think it was $9-$20; i got notified i could collect it (I had a 970). I laughed when i saw the settlement amount and didn't bother to collect. generally they don't tell you how much it will be until they know how many people will claim. the email i got said 9-20ish... might have been a few more then 20, like 24 or something. but it wasn't much.

Thank you for sharing -- I was hoping some folks would chime in.

It definitely wasn't enough to right the wrong, huh. I suppose most of the feeling of victory or justice (if any) was just knowing that NV was caught and had to pay.

As for some missing ROPs on 5090s: guess we're getting back to "golden binned" hardware, lol. Seems like this hasn't been as important in recent times as it was in the past.

 

[btmedic04]

This will continue, as well as all of the other unsavory anticonsumer behavior, as long as people continue buying their products. Want to make a change? Stop consuming their garbage behaviors each generation. Money talks after all

 

[SonoraTechnical]

With the prices folks are paying for these early cards, how does nVidia justify intentionally shipping them with less equipment / capabilities than promised (spec'd)?

nVidia might loose their shirt (or jacket) over this...

 

[Gururu]

I'd be pissed to get one of those.

 

[KidHorn]

Anyone buying a 5090 at current prices deserves to be short changed.

 

[helper800]

This will continue, as well as all of the other unsavory anticonsumer behavior, as long as people continue buying their products. Want to make a change? Stop consuming their garbage behaviors each generation. Money talks after all

That would only make sense if consumers made up a substantial portion of Nvidia's revenue.

Anyone buying a 5090 at current prices deserves to be short changed.

That is an extremely reductive statement. Nobody deserves to be scammed by the manufacturer of a product regardless of what one pays for the product...

 

[umeng2002_2]

Huang should be in jail over this. Not a fine. This is criminal fraud.

 

[AngelusF]

Next time Jensen appears in public, his leather jacket will have been cut down and only have one arm.

 

[txfeinbergs]

What a complete and utter S show. Feeling very happy with my 4090 right about now.

 

[eichwana]

Hey babe wake up, new 5090 issue has landed. I know you’ve only just closed your eyes after the last one

 

[Ogotai]

THG, you're such AMD shills. this is a FEATURE.

HOW is this a feature ? its not.. the 5090, should come with that its spec'd at, which looks to be 176, any less, and it isnt a 5090 that some one paid for...

 

[SomeoneElse23]

I stopped using nVidia many many years ago when they pulled a stunt with their chipset and not updating drivers to support my two core opteron.

Seems like they haven't changed much since then. :/

 

[txfeinbergs]

HOW is this a feature ? its not.. the 5090, should come with that its spec'd at, which looks to be 176, any less, and it isnt a 5090 that some one paid for...

It was called sarcasm.

 

[thestryker]

This is a pretty nasty problem to have escaped QA. I'm not really sure it could be unintentional which makes me wonder if there were different configurations tested and somehow the wrong one ended up in production models.

i think it was $9-$20; i got notified i could collect it (I had a 970). I laughed when i saw the settlement amount and didn't bother to collect. generally they don't tell you how much it will be until they know how many people will claim. the email i got said 9-20ish... might have been a few more then 20, like 24 or something. but it wasn't much.

Same here (I think it was $20), but I'd also bought the card knowing full well about the 3.5GB situation already.