A user on Reddit has posted a GPU-Z screenshot that purportedly shows their GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition graphics card with fewer render operation pipelines (ROPs), or render output units if you prefer, than what are supposed to be there. It's the first case we're aware of with missing ROPs on a GeForce RTX 5080 class card, FE or otherwise.

Users are reporting missing ROPs in their RTX 50 Series GPUs, with the latest reports highlighting that the issues also affects the GeForce RTX 5080.

Nvidia released its latest GeForce RTX 50-series GPUs in January, and they're almost impossible to buy at retail. The powerful graphics card not only pushes the boundaries of how PC games can look, but they also make use of AI to make the hardware work more efficiently.

Nvidia's RTX 50-series makes its first foray below the $1,000 mark starting this week, with the $749 RTX 5070 Ti—at least in theory.

Got a GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, RTX 5080, or RTX 5090? Time to check the specs to make sure you're not missing out performance due to missing hardware.

Good luck finding the RTX 5070 Ti at the $749 starting price, though. Nearly all the listed models are closer to $900 or $1,000, possibly due to Trump's tariffs.

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti is the first mid-range Blackwell card, and brings 4K gaming down to a more affordable, but still expensive, price tag.

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti packs great 4K performance not too far off the RTX 5080, but custom options like the Gigabyte Gaming OC model cost near the same.

Some users have spotted missing hardware on their RTX 5090 and 5070 Ti cards. It appears to be a manufacturing defect. Fortunately, it's covered under warranty.

As this is the first report about an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 graphics card with a GPU that does not meet specifications, we would wait for further confirmations before damning con