Beijing bans Nvidia’s top graphics card to back domestic rivals
Beijing has banned the import of Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5090D V2 graphics card, impacting online gamers and AI developers in China. This decision follows a summit between US President Trump and Chinese President Xi, where discussions on technology and export controls took place. The ban reflects China's push for domestic chip alternatives amid ongoing tensions in the chip industry.
- ▪The RTX 5090D V2 was banned during a summit between US and Chinese leaders.
- ▪Nvidia's graphics card was previously cleared for sale in China but is now restricted.
- ▪The ban affects both gamers and AI developers who rely on Nvidia's technology for various applications.
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Chinese online gamers and hobbyist artificial intelligence (AI) developers have been dealt a setback as Beijing banned the import of Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 5090D V2, a graphics card specifically engineered for the Chinese market to comply with United States export rules, dealing another blow to the country’s technology community already caught in escalating chip-war tensions. The RTX 5090D V2 was added to Beijing’s list of banned commodities during last week’s summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to a Financial Times report. Built on Nvidia’s Blackwell architecture, the chip had been cleared for sale in the Chinese market last August.
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