ROPs, CPU-Z and RTX

CPU-Z now alerts you about missing ROPs in RTX 50-series cards
So, you finally managed to get your hands on an RTX 5090 after the paperwork cleared on your second mortgage, only to discover that it’s giving you 10 percent fewer frames in Minecraft than you expected?
Worried your Nvidia RTX 5080, 5090 or 5070 Ti isn't performing as well as it should? CPU-Z can now check your GPU for missing ROPs
A small handful of RTX 50 series partner cards have reportedly shipped without the full intended hardware as standard on the boards. It's said that less than 1% of RTX 5090 and RTX 5070 Ti graphics cards (or one in 200) have a loss of ROPs, meaning slowed down performance compared to what they should be able to achieve.
How to check whether your graphics card has missing ROPs
Step 3: Scroll down to "Graphics card (GPU)" section and look next to "GPU Units." If you are missing ROPs, it will give you a warning message, and show you the real number of ROPs that your card has.
CPU-Z Validator can now check your NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 series GPU for missing ROPs
CPU-Z Validator will now test NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5090, RTX 5080, and RTX 5070 Ti graphics cards to see if they have missing ROPs or not.
RTX 5080s are missing ROPs, too.
A Reddit user posted a screenshot showing that their RTX 5080 has fewer ROPs than it should. Nvidia didn’t include the RTX 5080 when it confirmed to The Verge that a manufacturing defect is leaving “less than 0.
With some RTX 50-series cards missing precious ROPs, one PC builder guarantees their systems' GPUs will all have the right number
Last week it was revealed that some RTX 50-series cards were shipping with missing ROPs, dampening the performance some got from their $2,000 upgrade. Now, even PC builders are making assurances to potential buyers that their prebuilt rigs are unaffected by this new problem.
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 RTX 5080 is also suffering from missing ROPs similar to the 5090 and 5070 Ti0 0
Following Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5070 Ti graphics cards' missing raster operating units (ROPs) issue, Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5080 has also been found to be affected by the same problem.
Freeware tool CPU-Z now warns you if your GPU doesn't have the correct number of ROPs
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PSA: If you bought an Nvidia RTX 50, check it for problems
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