NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090D is on track to launch next year
The RTX 4090 Dragon for China reportedly features a cut-down AD102 GPU.
NVIDIA is reportedly in the final stages of finalizing the alleged RTX 4090D, as indicated by renowned leaker MEGAsizeGPU, known for their accurate NVIDIA leaks. The card is expected to be launched next year and is said to feature cut-down AD102 specifications to comply with U.S. export criteria.
The GeForce RTX 4090D (with “D” denoting Dragon), is currently in development for the Chinese market. Due to U.S. export restrictions on high-performance accelerators based on GPUs, China was excluded from the supply of AD102-300 GPUs. The export ban on the RTX 4090 came into effect in mid-November after being listed as a prohibited export in October. Chinese board partners still possess some stock of AD102 GPUs, but that is running dry.
In response to these restrictions, NVIDIA is crafting a new SKU with similar but not identical specifications. The AD102 GPU is anticipated to have a reduced number of CUDA cores, although the exact count remains unconfirmed. Regarding clock speeds, reports suggest a 2280 MHz base clock and a 2520 MHz boost clock for the GPU.
4090D is on track, with no delay.
More Spec：
Base clock 2280 (higher than 4090)
Boost clock 2520 (same as 4090)— MEGAsizeGPU (@Zed__Wang) December 6, 2023
The card is likely to maintain its 24GB GDDR6X memory configuration, but specific details such as memory clock speeds and TDP are yet to be finalized. It’s evident that NVIDIA intends to stay close to the original specifications to ensure continuity in the production lines for the RTX 4090.
According to earlier reports, the RTX 4090D is slated for a January launch. NVIDIA has a dedicated event scheduled for the RTX 40 SUPER launch at CES. However, it remains uncertain whether the RTX 4090D will be officially presented during the event or quietly released exclusively for the Chinese market.
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 Series Specs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VideoCardz.com | GeForce RTX 4090 | GeForce RTX 4090D | GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER | GeForce RTX 4080 |
| Founders Edition |  | | | |
| Board-SKU | PG136-SKU330 | TBC | PG139-SKU355 | PG136-SKU360 |
| Architecture | Ada (TSMC 4N) | Ada (TSMC 4N) | Ada (TSMC 4N) | Ada (TSMC 4N) |
| GPU | AD102-300 | AD102-250 | AD103-400 | AD103-300 |
| SMs | TBC | |||
| CUDA Cores | TBC | |||
| Base Clock | TBC | |||
| Boost Clock | TBC | |||
| Memory | ||||
| Memory Bus | ||||
| Memory Speed | TBC | TBC | ||
| Bandwidth | TBC | TBC | ||
| Default TGP | TBC | |||
| MSRP | TBC | |||
| Release Date | October 12, 2022 | January 2024 (China) | January 2024 | November 16, 2022 |
Source: MEGAsizeGPU
