The introduction of NVIDIA’s RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 GPUs has been marked by a series of difficulties so far, and the situation doesn’t seem to be improving. With scarce availability of RTX 5000 series cards, minimal performance upgrades, exorbitant prices due to scalpers, and potential failures of some cards after updating to NVIDIA’s latest drivers, the experience for users has been less than ideal.
According to Wccftech’s report, some users of the RTX 5090D model (a Chinese market variant of the RTX 5090), after applying the recommended NVIDIA driver update, have encountered issues with their newly purchased graphics cards. These problems are being discussed on Chinese forums such as Baidu, Chiphell, and Bilibili. It seems that issues are occurring with the Colorful, Gigabyte, and Manli brands of this GPU.
It seems the problem I’ve encountered isn’t unique to the 5090D models alone. Just two days ago, a fellow ASUS enthusiast on r/ASUS posted about an “RTX 5090 not detected” dilemma, similar to mine. Unfortunately, they couldn’t find a resolution and returned the RTX 5090 to NVIDIA in hopes of getting some clarification.
NVIDIA RTX 5090/D symptoms to watch for
Users who have shared their problems with the RTX 5090/D on forums all report similar issues. After updating to NVIDIA’s newest driver that enables DLSS 4, certain cards fail to produce any video or even get detected by Windows. Changing between HDMI and DisplayPort outputs doesn’t appear to resolve the problem.
It’s uncertain whether every RTX 5090 and RTX 5090D GPU is facing this issue, but given the number of units that seem to be circulating, I suspect we would have heard more complaints if they all were. Even though the initial release was extremely limited, with major retailers only offering a few cards each, many of these GPUs appear to be in use now.
In his review of the RTX 5080 Founders Edition, der8auer notes some problems related to PCIe connectivity. When he tested the GPU with the system’s BIOS set to PCIe 5.0, he encountered frequent crashes and black screens, which seems to be a concern shared by users of the RTX 5090 and 5090D as well. However, adjusting his motherboard’s BIOS settings to force PCIe 4.0 helped der8auer resolve these issues, but this might not be the universal solution for the problems affecting the RTX 5090/D cards.
Ben Wilson, Senior Editor at Windows Central, managed to run the RTX 5090 Founders Edition on PCIe 5.0 with an early version of the drivers. Later, using regular release drivers following the launch, he encountered no problems while extending his testing for DLSS 4 in Cyberpunk 2077 using the RTX 5080.
It looks like there might be an issue with NVIDIA’s drivers that affects certain hardware models. Unlike AMD, which often faces criticism for its premature GPU support, it appears that NVIDIA’s eagerness to release their new Blackwell hardware may have led to some undiscovered glitches. Unfortunately, I don’t have a definitive solution at the moment. We can only hope that NVIDIA will address this problem and provide a suitable resolution in due time.
RTX 5000 GPUs are sold out everywhere
Early adopters of the RTX 5090/D would rather not stumble upon a significant issue like the one reportedly affecting some users. Spending over $2,000 on a single item, only to find out it’s not working as expected, could certainly harm NVIDIA’s standing (if these problems are indeed common and genuine).
Following an unsteady rollout that has been dubbed a “paper launch” because of the absence of products to sell, there might be a wait of several months before we see significant figures of the RTX 5090 in stores. The outlook isn’t much brighter for the RTX 5080 either.
NVIDIA is set to roll out the RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070 in February, with AMD’s RDNA Radeon GPUs slated for release in March. If you missed getting a new RTX 5090 on its debut, there’s no need to fret. By waiting, you could be steering clear of some next-gen issues while putting aside funds for a more suitable upgrade for your system.
If you’d rather not wait for individual card restocks, feel free to explore my collection of premade PCs featuring the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 graphics cards instead.
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2025-02-03 22:39