Chinese labs rip RTX 5090 dies and 32GB VRAM off consumer boards to build AI GPUs
AIFlow_ML · x · 2026-10-24
- HKEPC video shows shelves of consumer RTX 5090 cards (including the $10,000 ROG Astral) in a Chinese factory, where technicians strip the GPU die and 32GB GDDR7 chips to mount on custom AI server boards
- Despite discontinuation rumors (which NVIDIA denies), the card appears to be produced mainly to feed China's AI server demand
- Reports suggest NVIDIA turns a blind eye as banned GPUs keep flowing into China; this die-and-VRAM harvesting practice dates back to last year
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