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Nvidia RTX 5090 and 5070 Ti cards from multiple vendors are missing ROP units, impacting performance | Run GPU-Z to confirm your card has all 176 ROP units


The few lucky users who acquired Nvidia's flagship RTX 5090 soon after its initial launch should run GPU-Z to check if all 176 of the graphics card's...

Facepalm: Nvidia's RTX 50 series has experienced one of the most unpopular launches in recent memory, with moderate-at-best performance gains, severe supply constraints, and dramatically inflated prices from board partners. The few lucky users who acquired Nvidia's flagship RTX 5090 soon after its initial launch should run GPU-Z to check if all 176 of the graphics card's ROP units are functioning properly. TechPowerUp confirmed the discrepancy when testing that model, observing minor performance drops depending on the game despite maintaining the same clock speed as GPUs from different board partners.

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