Sure thing, let’s dive into this. So, you know how NVIDIA always seems to be up to something mysterious? Well, guess what? They’re stirring the pot again with this supposed GeForce RTX 5090 DD — sounds like a sci-fi name, right? Anyway, they’re saying it’s only for China and has something to do with export rules, blah blah blah.
Let me rewind a bit. Remember the RTX 5090 D? Yeah, they launched it beside the usual RTX 5090 back in January. I think it was to keep it cool with export stuff for China. Same specs, mostly — like, same cores, same memory, but it was like they hit the brakes a bit on the performance. Oddly enough, I didn’t even notice when my gaming was… oh, never mind. Side-tracking!
Then, things got shaky. Word on the street is NVIDIA told those AIB folks — don’t ask me what that stands for, something techy — to stop pushing the RTX 5090 D in China. Maybe it was all those new US export rules? Who knows. Anyway — oh wait, back up — this whole other chatter started about a new version just for China with even more limits.
This leaker, MEGAsizeGPU (yes, that’s a wild name), dropped some hints about this new card, RTX 5090 DD. The naming? I don’t get it, but hey, it’s a rumor from someone who usually gets these things right. This new card’s packing this GB202-240 chip rather than the GB202-250, or what was it on the usual one? GB202-300? My brain’s all jumbled. Supposedly, they’ve shuffled the VRAM and GPU layout too.
From what I’ve gathered, the RTX 5090 DD should have like, 14,080 CUDA cores. No idea why I remember that number. It’s a drop, and it’ll come with 24 GB GDDR7 memory — Thankfully, I don’t need that much for my tasks, like writing this piece. They keep cutting everything down, including the gaming performance. It’s expected to nosedive by 20-30%, which is huge. But I guess if you’re in China, you’re stuck with it?
About the price, NVIDIA’s done keeping it similar to the global versions. This time, it’s probably cheaper. They’re hinting at maybe $1500 US because the full version hits $1999 US. Not pocket change, right? No launch date yet, but if I squint hard at the trends, it’s likely coming up real soon.
Anyway, that’s the scoop! Let’s see when this mysterious GPU shows up.
