The RTX 5090 Isn't Gone, It's In Chinese Labs, Where Technicians Rip Off Its Die And 32GB VRAM For AI Servers
4 Articles
4 Articles
Networked videos show workshops in China that, according to the coverage cited above, dismantle new RTX 5090 cards and move their components to double-slot AI server designs. The report also mentions high prices and potential pressure on supply, but does not provide independent data to measure the extent of conversions or how much they affect availability.
HKEPC Footage Shows RTX 5090 Cards Being Rebuilt for AI Systems in China
Footage shared by Hong Kong hardware outlet HKEPC appears to show GeForce RTX 5090 cards being dismantled at Chinese workshops, with GPU dies and memory chips removed for use on custom accelerator boards.
The rumours of the GeForce RTX 5090 stop have been circulating for weeks, and NVIDIA has denied them. Yet, and although this may not have any relation, images broadcast by the Hong Kong media HKEPC and relayed by Wccftech on October 23, 2026 show a completely different reality: hundreds of RTX 5090 [...] The article RTX 5090: Hundreds of cards dismantled in China to make IA GPUs appeared first on HardwareCooking.
The RTX 5090 Isn't Gone, It's In Chinese Labs, Where Technicians Rip Off Its Die And 32GB VRAM For AI Servers
If you thought the RTX 5090 was really discontinued, then you need to see what's going on in these Chinese labs. Huge Inventory of RTX 5090 GPUs Appear in a Chinese Factory, Where Technicians Remove Their GPU Chip and VRAM to Deploy on Custom Boards This isn't new. We have already seen a huge inventory of the flagship Blackwell RTX 50 series GPUs being turned into AI GPUs in China last year as well. NVIDIA markets the RTX 5090 a lot for its AI c…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- There is no tracked Bias information for the sources covering this story.
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium





