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NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5090, RTX 5090D rumor: same GPU, same clocks, other parts being tuned

There is 'no hardware difference' between NVIDIA's next-gen GeForce RTX 5090 and the newly-rumored RTX 5090D for the Chinese market, says leaker.

NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5090, RTX 5090D rumor: same GPU, same clocks, other parts being tuned
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TL;DR: NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5090 and its Chinese variant, the RTX 5090D, have identical GPU configurations and clock speeds. The RTX 5090D was created to bypass export restrictions, similar to the previous RTX 4090D. Both models will launch in January 2025 with similar pricing.

NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5090 and its Chinese variant in the newly-revealed GeForce RTX 5090D, won't have any differences when it comes to GPU configurations (core count) and clock speeds.

NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5090, RTX 5090D rumor: same GPU, same clocks, other parts being tuned 504

The new GeForce RTX 5090D graphics card was revealed yesterday, but now leaker "panzerlied" has said "there is no hardware difference between the 5090 and 5090D". He was asked about the RTX 5090 vs RTX 5090D in gaming performance, with the leaker adding "I think there is no difference in frequency".

NVIDIA originally launched the GeForce RTX 4090D in a reactionary way, offering a tweaked RTX 4090 to get around the export ban, as its TPP rating exceeded the limits set by US regulators. NVIDIA simply sliced and diced some of the specifications of the original RTX 4090 in order to get the RTX 4090D into the market early, without looking at other ways to tweak the TPP figure.

NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5090, RTX 5090D rumor: same GPU, same clocks, other parts being tuned 505

We could see that NVIDIA could clamp somewhere in the hardware from exceeding the TPP rating, but inside, it'll still rock the same hardware configuration. This means that we will probably see the original GPU (GB202) but a different SKU, and GPU clock speed changes.

It looks like China could get the RTX 5090D with 21760 CUDA cores and 32GB of GDDR7 memory, with pricing of the RTX 5090 and RTX 5090D set to be pretty much identical. NVIDIA will be launching its new GeForce RTX 5090 in January 2025, with the RTX 5090D launching in late January 2025.

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Anthony joined the TweakTown team in 2010 and has since reviewed 100s of graphics cards. Anthony is a long time PC enthusiast with a passion of hate for games built around consoles. FPS gaming since the pre-Quake days, where you were insulted if you used a mouse to aim, he has been addicted to gaming and hardware ever since. Working in IT retail for 10 years gave him great experience with custom-built PCs. His addiction to GPU tech is unwavering and has recently taken a keen interest in artificial intelligence (AI) hardware.

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