Tomorrow marks the anticipated launch of the GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 in China. However, one of NVIDIA’s board partners has jumped the gun, listing this new GPU variant on a leading e-commerce platform ahead of schedule.
Colorful Showcases Four Variants of the RTX 5090 D V2 with Adjusted Specs
In response to recent U. S.export regulations, NVIDIA halted shipments of the original GeForce RTX 5090 D, a version tailored for the Chinese market with limited AI functionality. To align with these new policies, NVIDIA has introduced the RTX 5090 D “V2″variant, which features a reduced memory configuration—24 GB GDDR7 VRAM as opposed to the original 32 GB, and a lowered memory bandwidth of 384-bit.
It appears NVIDIA’s partners are primed to reveal their custom GPU designs tomorrow when the embargo lifts. Notably, Colorful, one of these partners, has already unveiled several editions of the RTX 5090 D V2 on a major online retail site, showcasing four distinct variations of this newly modified GPU. Prices for these models begin at ¥20, 699, which translates to approximately $2, 880 USD.
Further variants are priced at ¥20, 799 and ¥20, 999, or about $2900 in USD. These figures contrast sharply with earlier reports that anticipated a much lower MSRP of around ¥14, 000, nearly $830 less than the original RTX 5090 D price. It’s possible that the listed amounts exceeding ¥20, 000 do not reflect the official MSRP for the RTX 5090 D V2. As pointed out by @Zed__Wang, the pricing for the new variant could align more closely with that of the RTX 5090 D.
This pricing situation leaves gamers in China facing the dilemma of paying a premium for hardware with downgraded specifications. It seems that most of the RTX 5090 D inventory has already been exhausted, with many units shipping to various regions globally at inflated prices over $5, 000. Conversely, the original GeForce RTX 5090 units appear vulnerable to smuggling into China, where they are being repurposed into AI-capable GPUs. Instances of these original models being stripped of their GPU and VRAM components and integrated back into the supply chain have emerged in several reports.
For further details, refer to sources such as Weibo (@realVictor_M) and Videocardz.
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