Nvidia recently acknowledged that a “rare” manufacturing flaw impacted the performance of some RTX 50-series graphics cards by omitting certain rendering units. Initially, the company identified three models affected: the RTX 5090, RTX 5090D, and RTX 5070 Ti. However, it has now been confirmed that the RTX 5080 is also experiencing similar production issues.

Ben Berraondo, the global PR director for Nvidia GeForce, indicated to The Verge, “After conducting a deeper investigation, we’ve discovered that an early batch of GeForce RTX 5080 GPUs was similarly affected. Customers who find themselves impacted should reach out to their board manufacturer for a replacement.”

In further communication with The Verge, Berraondo reassured us that “no other Nvidia GPUs have been impacted.” When specifically asked about the upcoming RTX 5070, he confirmed it is unaffected as well. Moreover, he noted that any cards produced recently should not be affected either: “The manufacturing issue has been resolved,” he stated. It’s also worth mentioning that Nvidia was unaware of these issues prior to the launch of these GPUs.

Here’s the complete revised statement from the company:

We have identified a rare issue impacting less than 0.5% of GeForce RTX 5090, 5090D, RTX 5080, and 5070 Ti GPUs, which feature one fewer ROP than originally specified. The average graphics performance reduction is about 4%, although there is no impact on AI and compute tasks. Affected consumers should reach out to their board manufacturer for a replacement. The manufacturing issue has been addressed.

Although the percentage of GPUs impacted seems low, particularly given the limited number of units that have shipped thus far, Nvidia is committed to providing replacements. This situation represents the latest challenge faced by owners of Nvidia’s new graphics cards.