Rumors are swirling about a notable downgrade for the RTX 5090D graphics card, indicating a reduction in VRAM. Reports suggest that NVIDIA’s upcoming RTX 5090D for the Chinese market could see a significant drop in memory, down from 32 GB to just 24 GB. This change appears to be a response to new export policies after the US banned the existing GeForce RTX 5090D.
Confirmation comes from MANLI, an NVIDIA board partner, revealing in a discussion that the revised RTX 5090D will likely feature only 24 GB of GDDR7 memory, connected through a 384-bit memory bus. This setup would result in a memory bandwidth lower than 1.4 TB/s, aligning with US requirements for sales in China.
These modifications mean the RTX 5090D will differ substantially from its predecessor, featuring not only less memory but possibly fewer CUDA cores. Rumors suggest a reduction to 14,080 CUDA cores from the original 21,760, which would substantially impact both gaming and productivity performance.
The release of the reimagined RTX 5090D is expected between the end of July and early August, marking a shift from the previously discontinued model. In the future, NVIDIA may introduce a new RTX 50 Blackwell GPU, potentially available as the RTX 5080 Super or RTX 5080 Ti, also featuring 24 GB of memory.
With these adjustments, NVIDIA continues to navigate international trade regulations while preparing for future innovations.
