Nvidia Confirms RTX 5090 and 5070 Ti GPUs Affected by Manufacturing Defect

A rare hardware issue impacting less than 0.5% of units results in reduced performance, prompting Nvidia to offer replacements.

Nvidia acknowledges a manufacturing defect in some RTX 5090, 5090D, and 5070 Ti GPUs, causing missing ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines) and reduced performance.
The issue affects less than 0.5% of GPUs, with performance drops averaging 4% for RTX 5090 and up to 8.3% for RTX 5070 Ti in specific tasks.
The problem stems from hardware flaws in Nvidia's Blackwell architecture chips and impacts GPUs from multiple manufacturers, including Zotac, ASUS, MSI, and Gigabyte.
Nvidia has corrected the production anomaly and advises affected users to contact board manufacturers for replacements, as software fixes are not possible.
Consumers can verify their GPU's ROP count using TechPowerUp's GPU-Z tool to determine if their unit is affected.