Discontinued RTX 5090s End Up in Chinese Labs, Die and 32GB VRAM Ripped for AI GPUs
chemist_slime · reddit · 2026-10-24
Per wccftech, the discontinued RTX 5090 isn't gone — Chinese labs are taking delivery of the cards, ripping off the GPU die and 32GB of VRAM, and rebuilding them into AI accelerators for servers. Footage from a Chinese tech channel shows gloved technicians handling blower-style RTX 5090 cards on a production line, illustrating the gray-market supply chain for high-end AI compute under export controls.
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