New World: EVGA says it will replace all failed RTX 3090s Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. New World: EVGA says it will replace all failed RTX 3090s Press return. News by Wesley Yin-Poole Deputy Editorial Director Updated on 24 Jul 2021 12 comments EVGA has said it will replace all failed RTX 3090s following issues relating to Amazon's MMO, New World. "Yes, all failed 3090s are being replaced," EVGA told PC Gamer. Watch on YouTube Amazon's New World is a big hit on Steam, where it has seen a peak of over 190,000 concurrent players. At the time of this article's publication, 132,246 people were playing New World on Steam. However, New World has been dogged by reports that it bricks pricey RTX 3090s graphics cards. These reports picked up enough steam that Amazon Games issued a statement on the matter, saying it had received a "few" reports of players using high-performance graphics cards experiencing hardware failure when playing New World. "New World makes standard DirectX calls as provided by the Windows API. We have seen no indication of widespread issues with 3090s, either in the beta or during our many months of alpha testing," the statement continued. "The New World closed beta is safe to play." Still, Amazon Games patched New World to cap frames per second on its menu screen "in order to further reassure players". As PC Gamer points out, JayzTwoCents host Jason Langevin said in a recently-published video, below, that the EVGA told him it has already been cross-shipping RMA'd (return merchandise authorisation) products to those whose GPUs failed as a result of the New World beta, which means EVGA is shipping replacement cards before the failed one has been returned for testing. According to PC Gamer, there is now a specific New World category when customers come to give the reason for the return. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 3 Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 13 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 3 Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store