NVIDIA Launches China-Exclusive RTX 4090 D GPU Earlier Than Anticipated

NVIDIA's China-Exclusive GeForce RTX 4090 D GPU appears to be making its way to players earlier than planned this month. NVIDIA's China-Exclusive GeForce RTX 4090 D GPU seems to be making its way to players earlier than planned this month.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D China-Exclusive GPU Expected to be Released on December 28

It was rumored earlier this month that NVIDIA was on pace to release its GeForce RTX 4090 D GPU next year, a product expressly designated as a China-exclusive variation to counter the RTX 4090 restrictions. However, according to a new Expreview story, the launch may occur earlier this month.

According to the news site, NVIDIA has finalized the launch date for the GeForce RTX 4090 D GPU, which will be unveiled on December 28 at 10 PM (Beijing Time). It is unclear whether this will be an official unveiling or an on-shelf release. If the card becomes available, it could make an ideal New Year's present for Chinese gamers.

Per the most recent specifications, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D is believed to include a scaled-down version of the Ada Lovelace GPU seen on the RTX 4090. This variation is the AD102-250-A1 SKU. It should have reduced core counts to meet the US government's TPP (Total Processing Performance) criteria and comply with the most recent export guidelines.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D GPU is believed to have a base clock speed of 2280 MHz, 45 MHz faster than the RTX 4090, and a boost clock speed of 2520 MHz. The card is expected to keep the 24 GB GDDR6X memory with over 1 TB/s bandwidth and a TGP of more than 400W.

The US Department of Commerce and Secretary Gina Raimondo recently softened their stance on China's AI chip restrictions, indicating that NVIDIA should sell chips to China because they are used for commercial gaming applications. The forthcoming gaming GPU will be priced similarly to the previous RTX 4090 model, with an MSRP of 12,999 RMB, which equates to around $1800 USD.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 D Graphics Card Features Lower Power Consumption and Overclocking Limitations

According to recent Benchlife sources, as per Guru3d, Nvidia's RTX 4090 D graphics card will be available in Asia by the end of January next year. The card's Total Graphics Power (TGP) consumption will be reduced from 450W to 425W, and it will not enable overclocking. This week, Nvidia partners will receive the GPU for testing.

In comparison, Nvidia's RTX 4090 flagship graphics card, which will be available in September 2022, has 76 billion transistors and 16,384 CUDA cores, and 24 GB of Micron GDDR6X memory. Nvidia emphasized the RTX 4090's ability to give up to four times the performance in ray tracing games compared to the RTX 3090 Ti with DLSS 2.

Furthermore, the RTX 4090 has demonstrated up to a 2x performance boost in recent gaming applications. The RTX 4090 D is expected to use the AD102-250 GPU instead of the original RTX 4090's AD102-300/301 GPU.

CUDA cores are predicted to be reduced from the original RTX 4090's 16,384, with a slightly increased base frequency and an unaltered Boost frequency. The graphics card will have 24GB GDDR6X video memory and a processing power of no more than 4800 TOPS.

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