TECH NEWS – It seems that the Asian country still has access to computing power that it should not have.

The import of banned hardware into China has been a topic of debate for several months, primarily because the United States imposed export restrictions to prevent it. However, it appears that the problem persists. According to Reddit, a large quantity of Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 GPUs has been found in China. Further investigation revealed that the GPUs are from MSI and Gigabyte. Importantly, the boxes do not bear the “v2” marking, which authorizes export to China.

Reddit users argue that these GPUs are not banned in China; however, US manufacturers are not permitted to export them directly to China. Nevertheless, China obtains banned hardware by sourcing it from countries not subject to export restrictions, primarily Malaysia, Singapore, and other Southeast Asian countries. Chinese AI companies exploit a loophole involving computer leasing to access computing capacity, which allows domestic companies to access the latest hardware.

Most of the above GPUs, which are used for gaming, would likely be used for AI tasks as well, given the RTX 5090’s large VRAM capacity. China is reportedly repackaging consumer GPUs for AI tasks by increasing the amount of VRAM and modifying the cooling design to a blower style. Like gamers everywhere, consumers in China are finding it increasingly difficult to access GPUs, especially since the AI craze has consumed all high-end GPUs.

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 is already in short supply, and the high-end card on the Blackwell architecture is expected to cost $5,000 in the future (if not more). Unfortunately for PC gamers, these cards are impossible to find on the market today. As mentioned in today’s news, one retailer has already suffered…

Source: WCCFTech

A company in China got banned 5090s.
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