Nvidia is releasing a slower RTX 4090 in China to comply with US restrictions

Nvidia is launching a graphics card specifically for China to comply with US export controls. In

on the Chinese version of Nvidia’s website, the chipmaker introduces the RTX 4090D: a GPU that’s less powerful than the flagship RTX 4090 it sells elsewhere.

The RTX 4090D has fewer CUDA cores than its RTX 4090 counterpart, topping out at 14,592 as opposed to 16,384. It also has a slightly lower power draw at 425W instead of…