NVIDIA Investigates Reported Issues with Bricked RTX 5090/5090D GPUs

After a wave of concerning reports about the GeForce RTX 5090 GPUs seemingly becoming non-functional, NVIDIA has begun to delve into the issue to find out what’s going on.

### Trouble with RTX 5090 and RTX 5090D: NVIDIA’s Response

Recently, users have been sounding alarms over the RTX 5090 and its Chinese counterpart, the RTX 5090D, claiming the GPUs are malfunctioning. This issue has quickly escalated, leaving many users frustrated as they struggle to find a viable fix. Various attempts to resolve the problem have surfaced, but the majority still find their graphics cards plagued with issues.

Firstly, while a few users report some success with unconventional solutions, most are still facing difficulties. The escalating number of complaints caught NVIDIA’s attention, prompting their initial response. In a conversation with PC Gamer, NVIDIA conveyed their action plan, stating:

> “We are investigating the reported issues with the RTX 50 series.”
> — NVIDIA Representative to PC Gamer

For the moment, NVIDIA has kept specifics under wraps, but their acknowledgment indicates they’re on the case. If this issue is new to you, it involves the GPUs failing to display anything on monitors after users updated the driver, resulting in a black screen phenomenon.

This glitch appears immediately following the latest driver installation. Even after some users tried reverting to an older driver, their computers failed to recognize the GPU, a problem untouched by any BIOS reset attempt. In some dire instances, the GPUs didn’t even make an appearance in the Device Manager or BIOS.

While the precise cause remains elusive, speculation suggests it might stem from architectural or driver compatibility problems rather than being a hardware defect. At this point, everyone is eagerly awaiting NVIDIA’s full diagnosis and a potential solution, as the current predicament leaves RTX 5090/5090D users in a bind without a definitive fix in sight.