NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5080 has now been "officially" confirmed to have the "missing ROP" problem, which means that every RTX 50 series GPUs has been affected.
NVIDIA's "Missing ROPs" Problem Now Sees The Addition of GeForce RTX 5080 Too; All RTX 50 GPUs Now A Victim
Well, Team Green's RTX 50 GPU release certainly isn't a great one and is filled with disappointments for the average consumer. Starting with a terrible supply, the lineup is now witnessing degraded performance, courtesy of an issue with NVIDIA's Blackwell silicon, and while we initially perceived that the problem could be limited to just a few models, it seems like every release has been influenced. NVIDIA has confirmed, via a statement to The Verge, that the GeForce RTX 5080 has been included in experiencing the "missing ROPs" fiasco.
Upon further investigation, we’ve identified that an early production build of GeForce RTX 5080 GPUs were also affected by the same issue. Affected consumers can contact the board manufacturer for a replacement.
- NVIDIA via The Verge
This means that the GeForce RTX 5090/RTX 5090D, RTX 5080, and RTX 5070 Ti are all affected by this problem, essentially validating the fact that the problem indeed lies with the Blackwell silicon in general. Interestingly, the problem seems to be a confined one right now, but the important point to note here is that the average consumer employing NVIDIA's RTX 50 GPUs won't realize the missing ROPs issue unless they test it out on platforms like GPU-Z, since the performance drop is said to be in single-digits for now.
It seems like RTX Blackwell is experiencing silicon degradation, which means that over a period of time, we might see several SKUs pop up with missing ROPs or something even more significant, depending upon the actual issue with NVIDIA's silicon. An important point to note here is that NVIDIA says that their upcoming "mid-range" GeForce RTX 5070 GPU won't be affected by the issue, indicating that Team Green might have resolved the silicon defect, or at least found a workaround.
In response to The Verge’s questions, Berraondo adds that “no other Nvidia GPUs have been affected” — we specifically asked about the upcoming RTX 5070, and he says it’s not affected either.
- The Verge
For those experiencing the missing ROP issue, NVIDIA is complying with RMA requests. However, considering the supply chain situation right now, the replacement might arrive pretty late. Yet again, this depends on how Team Green prioritizes requests.
About the author: Muhammad Zuhair is a hardware and technology reporter for Wccftech, specializing in the semiconductor industry and the complex interplay between technology, manufacturing, and geopolitics. His coverage focuses on the corporate strategies and technological roadmaps of industry giants like TSMC, NVIDIA, Samsung, and Intel. Zuhair's expertise lies in deconstructing complex topics such as fabrication nodes (e.g., 2nm process), the economic impact of policies like the CHIPS Act, and the strategic development of AI infrastructure from NVIDIA, AMD and Intel.
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