Amazon’s New World BETA is bricking RTX 3090 graphics cards

Gamers with access to Amazon’s New World are reporting that their cards are dying after just 15 to 30 minutes of playing the game, Windows Central reports.

It is probably not a good idea to play ANW right now. A closed Beta and Alpha builds of this game have reportedly been a reason for bricking of GeForce RTX 3090 graphics cards, multiple users on the official game’s forum have reported.

The issue appears to affect mainly GeForce RTX 3090 graphics cards which are reportedly overheating and see power spikes. The game has an uncapped framerate in the main menus, which is usually associated with buzzing capacitors. Most users however have reported that EVGA RTX 3090 cards specifically are the most affected brand. A number of the RTX 3090 cards have been bricked in the process.

It is highly recommended not to play this game right now, at least not until developers publicly acknowledge the issue, not to mention releasing a patch.

User reporting on RTX 3090 FTW3 Ultra brick, Source: New World forums

Amazon New World is now available for preorder at 40 USD and it should launch on August 31. With the game releasing this soon, it is truly a bizarre issue to encounter that can result in a 1,500 USD graphics card as a paper clip. Affected users should RMA their cards, as it is not typical behavior to see graphics cards die as a result of playing a game, no matter how poorly coded it was.

Source: WindowsCentral , Amazon’s New World forums