NVIDIA Renames GeForce RTX 5090DD to RTX 5090D v2

[AleksandarK]

NVIDIA has quietly engineered a third variant of its flagship GPU in response to new US export regulations, aiming to maintain performance while avoiding restrictions. A few weeks ago, we got leaks about the GeForce RTX 5090DD, which was supposed to be a new version based on the modified RTX 5090D. The initially released GeForce RTX 5090D was designed to comply with the Department of Commerce's updated rules while delivering virtually identical results to its unrestricted counterpart in both gaming and synthetic benchmarks. Now, the newly named RTX 5090D v2 features the same 21,760 CUDA cores and a 575 W power draw, ensuring that the core Blackwell architecture performs as users would expect, albeit with a reduced 24 GB VRAM buffer.

NVIDIA plans to introduce an updated RTX 5090D v2 model in August. According to reliable industry sources, this refresh will feature 24 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 384-bit bus, down from the original 512-bit interface, while preserving overall thermal and computational characteristics. For most gamers, the reduced VRAM capacity is unlikely to be noticeable, as only a handful of titles require more than 24 GB of VRAM. Ultimately, the success of the v2 will depend on whether it reaches the market at a price point that aligns with the expectations of its flagship. Given that the target market is China, we have to wait for sales and performance figures first. According to a well-known leaker, kopite7kimi, they noted that there is some surprise, indicating that NVIDIA has made a significant change to comply with export regulations, so it could be a firmware update preventing these cards from running AI workloads.



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[TheDeeGee]

Double D was too sexualized?

 

[LabRat 891]

Double D was too sexualized?

"DD" is not just the US' measure for a brassiere's cup size.

The opportunity for juvenile ridicule, was apparently just too much for nVidia to take

 

[Rightness_1]

Strange, as the Chinese have no problem buying up all the 5090's they could ever want, nGreedia even helps them. I wonder who will be buying these gimped cards?

 

[Red Hood]

Strange, as the Chinese have no problem buying up all the 5090's they could ever want, nGreedia even helps them. I wonder who will be buying these gimped cards?

It's another ruse, shipments contain standard 5090s and maybe 5090S 48GB

 

[Ruru]

Why they just didn't brand this as a 5080 Ti?

 

[kondamin]

Why they just didn't brand this as a 5080 Ti?

Political gesturing

 

[Prime2515102]

Upgrayedd... with a double D for a double dose o' pimp lovin'.

 

[Ruru]

Political gesturing

Good point, totally forgot that it's the China thing. Maybe it's released as a 5080 Ti later in the other parts of the world.

 

[Konomi]

Double D was too sexualized?

I think they didn't want people using the GPUs to AI generate pictures of Jensen wearing a bra or something. Although that'd be a good use for the GPU in question (and AI probably).

 

[redeye]

nvidia should have leaned into it, and gone with the “Nikke: Goddess of Victory”edition.

 

[sarthurn]

Why they just didn't brand this as a 5080 Ti?

Because they can charge more if labeled as a 5090.

 

[Visible Noise]

A product that doesn’t exist has been renamed according to a tweet.

Slow news day I guess.

 

[Sandbo]

No, at this point people in China (and in HK as I spoke to) will just get 5090.
The fact that 5090D got abandoned has destroyed any remaining confidence among the buyers; people believe 5090Dv2 whatsoever will eventually have no warranty anyway.

Now there are some stores who themselves act as the warranty provider; it is relatively doable when they import a bunch from say Japan and just ship them back for repair.

Simply speaking, the ban is not working and it won't be.

 

[jesdals]

I would have gone with a DD