Nvidia just admitted that some RTX 5080 GPUs are faulty and slower in games

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With melting power cables and practically fictional stock levels, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5000 launch has already come in for some criticism, but now Nvidia has admitted that there’s another problem. After recent reports that some RTX 5090 and 5070 Ti GPUs didn’t have the correct number of render outputs (ROPs), the GPU maker has now confirmed that this is also the case with some Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 cards too, and it can result in a 4% drop in gaming performance.The first reports of missing RTX 5080 ROPs appeared on Reddit on February 23, prompting Nvidia to update its previous statement about the GPUs affected by the issue. As we found in our RTX 5080 review, this new Nvidia GPU is a decent performer for the money, especially given the current lack of competition in this price sector, but apparently not all 5080 cards are equal, and it’s up to you to spot it. Continue reading Nvidia just admitted that some RTX 5080 GPUs are faulty and slower in gamesMORE FROM PCGAMESN: Nvidia RTX 5090 review, Nvidia RTX 5080 review, Best graphics cards