The new variant for the RTX 5090 has been launched in mainland China at the same price as its original variant, but now with slower memory.
GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 with 24 GB GDDR6 Memory and 384-Bit Bus Launched at 16,499 Yuan in China; Gets Listed for Roughly $200 Less on a Hong Kong Retailer, Making it $700-$1400 Cheaper Than RTX 5090
NVIDIA officially launched the new variant of the GeForce RTX 5090 in mainland China today, replacing the older RTX 5090 D. The new variant, called GeForce RTX 5090 D V2, was unveiled a week ago, and today it hits the shelves in China as a new flagship RTX 50 gaming card. The GPU was nerfed in order to meet US export policies, and while it brings a lot of identical specifications to the RTX 5090 D, it has a weaker memory configuration.
NVIDIA's official website lists the GPU's specifications, retaining the same but slightly cut-down GB202-240 die. It brings 21,760 CUDA cores and features 4th Gen Ray Tracing and 5th Gen Tensor cores, but the cut-down specs will now result in 2375 AI TOPS of performance compared to 3352 AI TOPS on the full-fledged RTX 5090. The new memory configuration drops from 32 GB GDDR7, 512-bit to 24 GB GDDR7, 384-bit, resulting in a reduction of memory bandwidth from 1792 GB/s to 1344 GB/s, complying with US export rules that ban over 1.4 GB/s of memory bandwidth.
The core frequencies remain the same, bringing a base clock of 2.01 GHz and a boost clock of 2.41 GHz for the reference edition. However, there won't be any Founders Edition for the RTX 5090 D V2 and AIBs will decide to keep the stock clocks or increase them on their OC editions. The RTX 5090 D V2 will support all the latest technologies as the RTX 5090 and RTX 5090 D, and keeps the 575W of TDP.
The official MSRP listed is 16,499 Yuan, which roughly translates to US$2,295. This was the launch price for the RTX 5090 D as well, but the card was hardly available at its MSRP due to high demand. However, according to some reports, the new card is said to be available at the MSRP on many retailers.
The GPU was also listed on a Hong Kong retailer called Faroll (via @unikoshardware), which listed a few editions, starting at 16,499 Hong Kong dollars. It is roughly equal to 15,108 Chinese Yuan, making it around US$200 cheaper than in mainland China. Since RTX 5090 isn't officially banned in Hong Kong, but has a much higher price than usual, the RTX 5090 D V2 can be anywhere from $700-$1400 cheaper than the latter. Considering both offer equivalent gaming performance as seen in the latest review, the RTX 5090 D V2 can be a good alternative for a cheaper price, but the RTX 5090 and RTX 5090 D still have a good edge in productivity and AI performance.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 GPU Specs:
| GPU Name | RTX 5090 D V2 | RTX 5090 D | RTX 5090 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Process Node | TSMC 4N | TSMC 4N | TSMC 4N |
| GPU SKU | GB202-240 | GB202-250 | GB202-300 |
| GPU Cores | 21760 | 21760 | 21760 |
| Core Clock (Boost) | 2407 MHz | 2407 MHz | 2407 MHz |
| VRAM Capacity | 24 GB GDDR7 | 32 GB GDDR7 | 32 GB GDDR7 |
| Memory Bus | 384-bit | 512-bit | 512-bit |
| Bandwidth | 1.34 TB/s | 1.79 TB/s | 1.79 TB/s |
| TBP | 575W | 575W | 575W |
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