Alright, let’s dive into this NVIDIA story. So, here’s the scoop — and, honestly, it might be a bit all over the place. Sometimes that’s just how my brain works.
Anyway, NVIDIA, the tech wizardry company, seems to be cooking up something new. We’re talking about the GeForce RTX 5090 DD — and yeah, the name’s kinda odd, right? I mean, who decides on these names? Probably some marketing guru with a love for alphabet soup. But I digress. This one is supposedly the new big thing, a flagship GPU, but specifically for China. Why? A bunch of export rules and all that jazz from Uncle Sam.
Now, the original RTX 5090 D — you might remember hearing about it back in January. Or maybe not, who keeps track of these endless model numbers anyway? But it was pretty much a mini-me of the normal RTX 5090, just with a few tweaks to make it behave under the export radar, if you catch my drift.
Then — boom! — fast forward a bit, and rumors start swirling like storm clouds. Sales of the 5090 D in China are put on ice because of those pesky US regulations. Not gonna lie, the geopolitical drama of this all is almost better than a Netflix series. But what really catches the eye is this mystery new model just for China. Supposedly, it’s gonna be stripped down, way skinnier on specs.
Heard it from a little bird on Twitter, this MEGAsizeGPU guy. Sounds like a username I’d come up with at 3 AM, but hey, they’ve been right before. So NVIDIA’s supposedly sliding in with the RTX 5090 DD with the GB202-240 chip. (Side note: The naming just keeps getting weirder, doesn’t it?)
Let’s break it down a bit. 14,080 CUDA cores, compared to the glorious 21,760 from before — quick math, that’s a 35% dip. And the VRAM? Slashed by a quarter. Maybe they thought we wouldn’t notice. Anyway, you can expect about a 20-30% drop in gaming performance. Not the end of the world, but for the nerds out there, it might sting.
Price tag time. If you were wondering, everyone loves a cheaper option, right? The China variant isn’t gonna empty pockets as fast as the global one — estimated at $1500 against the steep $1999 for the full RTX 5090. Could be quite the steal unless something wild happens with the market.
Honestly, who knows when it’s out? Soon, maybe? If NVIDIA’s on top of their game, it could pop up in stores any day. But hey, even if it doesn’t, waiting is part of the tech lover’s curse. Anyway, there it is — a wonderfully chaotic dive into NVIDIA’s latest shenanigan.
