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Recently, Nvidia faced scrutiny regarding its RTX 50-series laptop GPUs, following reports from Heise Online and HardwareLuxx suggesting that these products might be experiencing issues related to missing Render Output Units (ROPs). Nvidia had previously asserted that there were no other GPUs affected by this problem.
In response to these newer claims, Nvidia’s global PR director for GeForce, Ben Berraondo, communicated to The Verge that, according to the company, there are no actual issues with the laptop GPUs. He mentioned that all partners are continuing their standard testing protocols and that Nvidia would engage with the German publications to clarify the situation.
When inquiries were made regarding the apparent shift from an earlier assurance of no GPUs being affected to potential discrepancies in some laptop models, the responses from Nvidia remained firm. A follow-up confirmation sought clarification, asking if the answer meant that there were indeed no laptops affected by the missing ROP problem. Berraondo responded affirmatively, stating, “Correct, no further issues.”
This assertive denial from Nvidia indicates that customers should expect to receive laptops equipped with the anticipated number of ROPs. Whether the absence of issues is due to the integrity of the initial product or improvements made during the testing process by partners remains to be seen.
However, both Heise and HardwareLuxx have pointed out that some of these testing procedures are atypical, suggesting that certain laptops might now have delayed release dates, pushing from March to potentially April or May. Additionally, Heise noted another possible cause for the delays, indicating that “Nvidia only recently distributed the final vBIOS for the notebook GPUs,” based on translations of their reporting.
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