As news of potentially bricked GeForce RTX 5090 graphics cards makes the rounds, NVIDIA has started looking into the situation.
NVIDIA Investigates: RTX 5090 and RTX 5090D GPU Concerns
It’s been a few days now that the community has been buzzing with reports of both the standard RTX 5090 and its Chinese counterpart, the RTX 5090D, not performing as they should. Many users have attempted to fix the problem using a variety of methods, but most have found themselves running into the same issue time and again.
While there’s been talk of some people managing to resolve the issue through unconventional means, the reality is that the majority still finds their graphics cards inoperable. Given how widespread the complaints have become, NVIDIA has stepped in to address the situation. PC Gamer has relayed a brief statement from NVIDIA in which they said:
"We are investigating the reported issues with the RTX 50 series."
— NVIDIA Representative to PC Gamer
And that’s all we’ve heard for now! Although NVIDIA’s response lacks detail, it at least confirms that they are aware of the problem. If you’re not familiar with what’s been happening, here’s a quick rundown: after updating to the latest NVIDIA driver, numerous RTX 5090 and RTX 5090D cards have been failing to send a signal to the monitor, resulting in nothing but a black screen.
This problem seems to be consistently triggered when users install the new driver. The complexity of the issue has reached a point where even reverting to a previous driver version doesn’t seem to help, leaving the GPU unrecognizable by the system. Some have even tried resetting the BIOS to no avail, as the graphics card continues to elude detection in Device Manager or the BIOS itself.
While the exact cause remains a mystery, there’s speculation that it might be linked to architectural or driver compatibility issues rather than a defect in the hardware. Until NVIDIA provides a more concrete direction, the solution remains out of reach for those affected by the bricking of their RTX 5090/5090D GPUs.
