China Banned Nvidia’s China-Only Gaming Chip While Jensen Huang Was in Beijing
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Chinese authorities blocked Nvidia’s RTX 5090D V2, a compliance-focused gaming chip, while CEO Jensen Huang was visiting Beijing.Summary
Chinese regulators recently banned Nvidia’s RTX 5090D V2, a graphics card specifically engineered to comply with U.S. export restrictions. The move occurred while Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was in Beijing. While the chip was marketed for gaming, it was reportedly used by AI developers to access Nvidia’s Blackwell architecture, leading to concerns regarding Nvidia’s $17 billion revenue stream in China as the nation pushes for semiconductor independence.
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