Alexander "peter bjorn" Fadin An odd occurrence was noticed by a Reddit user who ordered an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 graphics card but ended up with a model that was marked as RTX 5090. This raises concerns about the manufacturer's quality control because NVIDIA, which is renowned for its strict control system, rarely makes mistakes of this nature.
According to Reddit user @EssDee3D, he thought he was lucky enough to own a flagship graphics card, but after testing it with GPU-Z, he discovered that it was still an RTX 5080 and not the higher performance model.
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The visual differences between the RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 are minimal, which could have resulted in an error at the packaging stage. It's worth noting that the design of the RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 graphics cards are similar, which could have contributed to confusion during the product labeling process.
Such devices may be “collector's items” for some, while for others it means limited resale prospects, given that differences in labeling will make a potential buyer hesitant to purchase the GPU.
The latest GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card from NVIDIA may perform worse if the correct cables are not connected. According to tests, using three 8-pin cables can result in a 5% decrease in bitmap performance. The performance potential of NVIDIA's new flagship can be limited by using the incorrect power adapter, claims ComputerBase.
Experiments with 3x 8-pin and 4x 8-pin adapters revealed that a 5% performance drop occurs with a power reduction of roughly 100W. When only two 8-pin cables were plugged in, the GPU did not boot up, but it functioned properly with three connectors. This indicates that the RTX 5090 is incompatible with 300W.
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