NVIDIA's new RTX 5090D V2 might not happen for China now that US restrictions are easing

NVIDIA has been rumored to launch its new GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 graphics card into China, but fresh reports suggest that won't be happening as US restrictions are slowly easing.

The ban on NVIDIA's H20 AI GPU is expected to be lifted soon, raising doubts about the launch of the RTX 5090 D V2 in China, according to a new post by leaker "MEGAsizeGPU" on X. NVIDIA has reportedly not shipped its new RTX 5090 D V2 graphics cards to AIB partners, and with the US government easing its restrictions, the company could now resell its RTX 5090 D.

The RTX 5090 D has been selling in China for many months now, with NVIDIA having quite the inventory of RTX 5090 D cards still, we are to expect the RTX 5090 D V2 to not appear for now. The supply chain is still expecting the RTX 5090 D V2 to be released, so it could be a few more months before release so that the company can get rid of its RTX 5090 D inventory.

AIBs aren't clear on what the next steps for NVIDIA and its made-for-China gaming GPU plans are, given that the H20 AI chip supply to resume shortly, and how underpowered the RTX 5090 D V2 is, it looks like the RTX 5090 D will continue on. As for whether the RTX 5090 D V2 arrives at all, we'll look to the rumor mill in the months ahead.