This item says it is fictional....does it really not exist or did you mean functional?

Hello Ben, It is functional. Not fictional. Have an eggcellent day! Newegg.com

So, by "functional" could you use it for gaming or would it perform like a 570?

I have one and it seems fully functional, the only thing that seemed not new with my card was a very slight warp on the mounting bracket. So it was completely fine.

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