NVIDIA Confirms 5080 Issue

Nvidia admits some early RTX 5080 cards are missing ROPs, too
Nvidia has confirmed to us that RTX 5080 production was affected.
NVIDIA admits: yeah sorry, our new GeForce RTX 5080 has missing ROPs as well
NVIDIA admits that its new GeForce RTX 5080 is missing ROPs as well, with affected customers told to contact the AIB manufacturer for a replacement.
Nvidia Confirms 5080 Issue As More Cards Found With Missing ROPS
In response to cards underperforming, it’s confirmed that it’s aware of the issue and has suggested that affected RTX 50 owners should contact the board manufacturer (Nvidia or otherwise) to receive a replacement.
Nvidia just admitted that some RTX 5080 GPUs are faulty and slower in games
Not all Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 graphics cards are equal, as the firm admits that some of them have fewer ROPs and slower game performance.
NVIDIA Issues Statement On RTX 5080 And 5070 As More ROPs Go Missing
It's official—following the first user report of a GeForce RTX 5080 to display missing ROPs in the popular GPU-Z utility, NVIDIA has confirmed that it too is affected by a rare 'production anomaly'
Some lucky RTX 5080 buyers may not be so lucky after all, as Nvidia confirms ‘rare’ chip fault also applies to this GPU as well as the RTX 5090 and 5070 Ti
If you’ve bought an RTX 5080, you need to check your GPU specs and see if the count for a certain rendering pipeline is correct.
Nvidia RTX 5080 suffers from similar missing ROP defect as 5090 and 5070 Ti: Report
Nvidia has confirmed that 0.5% of GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, RTX 5090, and RTX 5090D graphics cards carry graphics processors with several ROPs disabled, vs the expected specification. The company advises owners of any 'Lackwell' cards to return their boards to manufacturers to have them replaced.
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090, 5080, and 5070Ti GPUs Have Some ROPs Missing That Seem To Be Impacting Performance
According to TechPowerUp, consumers revealed that some of the RTX 5090 and 5070Ti graphics cards had a lower number of ROPs than claimed by Nvidia. The RTX 5090 was showcased with 176 ROPs, but instead, it had 168. This loss of 8 ROPs results in a 4% performance loss.
First NVIDIA RTX 5080 With Fewer ROPs Than Normal Has Appeared
A Redditor posted a GPU-Z validation screenshot of their NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition card having fewer ROPs than it should have.
GeForce RTX 5080 and RTX 5070 Ti GPUs with missing ROPs found, up to 11% slower
Users are reporting missing ROPs in their RTX 50 Series GPUs, with the latest reports highlighting that the issues also affects the GeForce RTX 5080.
Some RTX 5080 Cards Are Also Defective
Recently, we reported on some of NVIDIA's RTX 5090 cards actually being defective and providing lower performance out of the box than what the specs would suggest. Now, it seems like that's also happening with the company's RTX 5080 cards as well.
RTX 5080 with missing ROPs takes a 12% performance hit in synthetic benchmark
The RTX 5080 is also reported to be plagued by manufacturing flaws. Eight missing ROPs are reported to have reduced ...
Defective RTX 5080 gaming GPU reported, despite earlier Nvidia reassurance
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