The exact cause is unknown and only seems to effect different 3090 hardware at different rates.
It’s reported on the official New World forums by multiple people: https://forums.newworld.com/t/issues-with-evga-rtx-3090-ftw3-ultra/112757/24
The New World subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/newworldgame/comments/oobi56/did_the_new_world_beta_brick_your_gpu/
Happened to a streamer: https://twitter.com/Gladd/status/1417717898315960320
A second streamer: https://twitter.com/kingrichard/status/1417832564807585795
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