Nvidia may cancel RTX 5090 D v2 as US relax export restrictions
Relaxed US export restrictions may allow Nvidia to relaunch its original RTX 5090 D in China
Lightening US export restrictions are allowing AMD and Nvidia to resume exports of their MI308 and H20 AI accelerators to China. As a result, the future of Nvidia’s upcoming RTX 5090 D v2 is now uncertain. Nvidia may cancel the release of its RTX 5090 D v2 graphics card, as the US’ slackened export restrictions may allow Nvidia to re-release its original RTX 5090 D graphics card.
Nvidia’s RTX 5090 D v2 is a graphics card that was built to curb the US’ newest export restrictions. Simply put, it is the most powerful GPU that Nvidia can produce while being able to export it to China. The GPU reportedly featured similar specifications to the original RTX 5090 D, though it features 24GB of GDDR7 memory instead of 32GB, greatly dropping the GPU’s maximum memory bandwidth.
If Nvidia can resume RTX 5090 D shipments, the GPU’s new V2 version will have no reason to exist. That said, the GPU may already be in production. This could mean that the V2 will become available for purchase, but only for a limited time. In other words, Nvidia may sell this GPU to get rid of its inventory, then replace it with RTX 5090 D GPUs when they become available again.
NVIDIA might cancel the RTX 5090 D v2. https://t.co/QVIND7LISs
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Another possibility is that Nvidia could stick to its RTX 5090 D v2 launch plans and not re-release its original RTX 5090 D. With its lowered memory specifications, Nvidia’s new V2 GPU will be easier and cheaper to produce. If Nvidia can maintain its RTX 5090 D pricing with its new V2 models, Nvidia would have little reason to re-release its original, more expensive, 32GB models.
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