Nvidia RTX 5090 with missing ROP intentionally sold as "B-Stock" at German retailer

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust Cutting corners: Supplies of Nvidia's RTX 50 series graphics cards are so limited that at least one retailer is selling units marked as slightly defective – potentially still selling out at inflated prices. Although Nvidia claims that only a tiny number of desktop GPUs – and no laptop models – suffer from missing ROPs, users should carefully read each product page's fine print and use diagnostic software to confirm that nothing is amiss. VideoCardz recently spotted German retailer Alternate selling an RTX 5090 graphics card while openly acknowledging that it was missing ROP units, which can degrade gaming performance by up to 10 percent. The listing quickly disappeared, possibly having been sold despite the store's clear warning. Last month, Nvidia admitted that a fraction of one percent of RTX 5090, 5090D, 5080, and 5070 Ti GPUs shipped with slightly fewer Raster Operations Pipeline (RO ... Read full article.