RTX 5090 D V2 with 24GB GDDR7 confirmed for China launch tomorrow, close to RTX 5090D pricing

NVIDIA's new tweaked-for-China GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 graphics card reportedly launches in China tomorrow, with rumors that the RTX 5090 D V2 -- even with its cut-down 24GB of VRAM -- will be priced at the same price as the RTX 5090 D with 32GB of VRAM.

In a new post on X by leaker MEGAsizeGPU, we're hearing that the real MSRP for NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 is the same as the original RTX 5090 D. Considering the new RTX 5090 D V2 graphics card has gimped VRAM down to 24GB from 32GB on the RTX 5090 D, that's not good news for gamers in China.

Recent reports had the new RTX 5090 D V2 card being $830 less than the RTX 5090 D, but the "real" MSRP will be much closer to the RTX 5090 D says the leaker. A Chinese retailer has the new RTX 5090 D V2 listed at 20,699 RMB, compared to 21,899 RMB for the RTX 5090 D from the same store, while the most expensive custom RTX 5090 D V2 cards at the same store are priced at up to 20,999 RMB.

NVIDIA's new tweaked-for-China RTX 5090 D V2 uses the GB202-240 die versus the GB202-250 die on the RTX 5090 D, and the GB202-300 die used on the standard RTX 5090. The new RTX 5090 D V2 uses a newer PCB design -- the PG145 SKU 40 -- with changes made to the VRAM and GPU layout.

The new RTX 5090 D V2 features the same 21,760 CUDA cores as the RTX 5090 D, but drops down to a 24GB GDDR7 memory configuration on a 384-bit memory bus, representing a 25% drop in VRAM. There are no details yet on the clock speeds of the GDDR7 memory, but gaming performance will (mostly) not be an issue with bottlenecking.