NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 & 5090D GPUs Facing Major Issues

NVIDIA‘s GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5090D GPUs are facing a whole load of issues, as some of the cards are even bricking themselves without being able to recover after installing new drivers.

Launched on January 30, the GeForce RTX 5090 and its domestic-only counterpart, the RTX 5090D, haven’t caught a break. The RTX 5090D, which will still hit those specifications, has been built to US export standards, with its AI capabilities curbed relative to the RTX 5090. When they were originally released in limited numbers, those who managed to get a hold of these cards faced some serious problems.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 & 5090D GPUs Encountering Major Driver Issues, Some Cards Bricked

Reports of the GeForce RTX 5090D cards becoming unusable have popped up all over Chinese forums like Chiphell, Baidu, and Bilibili, especially from manufacturers Colorful and Manli, however, there are reports of similar problems with Gigabyte’s 5090D. The problem appears to occur after installing the latest drivers. In one instance, a user installed a Colorful RTX 5090D GPU and booted the computer, but after installing the driver, the screen went black, and the GPU could not be detected afterward. Another user, known to have a Manli Gallardo variant, encountered the same problem.

Inspectors from vendors such as Goofish have already noted that all models from the 5090 and 5090D range could be subject to the issue, with the newest drivers forcing the card into a permanent crash that renders them unrecognized. There are even reports of IC burns, and the issue is supposedly not exclusive to the 5090D. Some GeForce RTX 5090 users are also experiencing the same detection problems, with one r/ASUS user claiming he cannot even detect his card in Windows despite performing CMOS resets.

One possible workaround that has been suggested is to set the PCIe option from 4.0 to 5.0, which could increase the compatibility of older boards with the new CPU. But that’s still an unresolved permanent solution. Being the first certified Gen5 card, there are reports of Gen4 issues being linked to signaling degradation on older boards, and this may be a move to ease this into Gen4 operation for users experiencing problems.

In addition, some tests of the 5090D, 5080, and 4080 GPUs showed that the 16-pin cables of these GPUs are melted, especially when they are running at full load. Although there are no confirmed reports of damage from the newer 12V-2×6 connectors, there is concern because damage had been seen from the older 12VHPWR connectors melting.

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