NVIDIA Readies GeForce RTX 5090 DD with Blackwell GB202-240 GPU for Export-Compliant Release in China

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So, get this, NVIDIA is cooking up something new. The GeForce RTX 5090 DD is supposedly about to make a splash in China. It’s all due to some export rules or whatever. But really, who keeps track of those?

Right, so the RTX 5090 D, it was rolled out with the regular RTX 5090 back in… January? Yeah, I think that’s right. It was this souped-up yet totally compliant version for China. Specs-wise—yeah, same cores, same 32 GB of GDDR7 memory. Only the TOPS got a snip, but you wouldn’t know it gaming-wise.

Anyway, drama kicked in eventually. Apparently, NVIDIA pulled the plug on the RTX 5090 D after Uncle Sam cracked the whip with new export stops. Rumors naturally started flying—and voilà, enter a new model, trimmed down right at the specs.

Then there’s this Twitter wizard, MEGAsizeGPU, leaking all over social media, right? So, we’re apparently looking at an RTX 5090 DD—goofy name, for sure, but the guy’s credible. We’re talking a switch-up to a GB202-240 chip instead of the GB202-250, and a brand-new PG145 SKU 40 PCB. Totally rad.

Now, pencil this in: 14,080 CUDA cores (math nerds, that’s like a 35% haircut) and 24 GB of GDDR7, trading blows across a 384-bit bus. Guess what? It’s gonna be slower—20-30% less pep in its step for gaming. Bummer, right?

Price talk, because you gotta have that. The RTX 5090 global version, it’s been sitting at $1999. But this? Should be cheaper. Think around $1500. Just my two cents though, when it’ll land in stores? Anyone’s guess. Soon-ish? Fingers crossed.

So, what do you think? It’s like they’re playing the GPU innovation game with a side of geopolitical chess. Wild times, my friend, wild times.