X user claims China banned Nvidia RTX 5090D V2

An X post on May 20 said China had banned Nvidia’s RTX 5090D V2 gaming chip during chief executive Jensen Huang’s recent visit with U.S. President Donald Trump. The post, from user @Megatron_ron, did not include an official Chinese government notice, an Nvidia statement or any filing showing a formal prohibition. By late May 20, public pages reviewed from Nvidia and China’s Ministry of Commerce did not show a notice naming the RTX 5090D V2. The claim appears to trace to hardware-site reports citing unnamed industry sources rather than a public government order. ### Where did the claim come from? An X post dated May 20 from @Megatron_ron said China had banned Nvidia’s RTX 5090D V2 and linked the timing to Huang’s trip with Trump. The post matched language that circulated in hardware media reports published on May 19 and May 20, which said Chinese customs had refused processing or import approval for the card. (wccftech.com) Wccftech reported on May 19 that HKEPC had cited “market sources” and Chinese motherboard makers as saying customs authorities would not approve the RTX 5090D V2 for processing and that importers would not receive clearance or sales permits. Guru3D published a similar account on May 20 and also said verification from multiple industry sources was still ongoing. (wccftech.com) ### Is there an official Chinese notice naming the RTX 5090D V2? China’s Ministry of Commerce public policy pages, reviewed on May 20, showed no announcement naming Nvidia’s RTX 5090D V2. The ministry’s English-language site listed recent policy notices and older trade actions, but none referred to the gaming card. Nvidia’s public GeForce product pages also showed standard RTX 5090 materials, including a U.S. product page and launch materials, but no company statement on a China restriction for an RTX 5090D V2. (wccftech.com) Nvidia’s public-facing pages reviewed through web search did not surface an official product page for a “5090D V2.” ### What is the RTX 5090D V2 supposed to be? (english.mofcom.gov.cn) Wccftech said the RTX 5090D V2 was a further cut-down version of Nvidia’s earlier China-focused RTX 5090D, with 24 GB of memory rather than 32 GB on the original 5090D. That account said the narrower specification was designed to reduce the card’s usefulness for artificial-intelligence workloads. (nvidia.com) Nvidia’s official RTX 5090 page describes the standard RTX 5090 as a 32 GB GeForce card. Public Nvidia pages reviewed on May 20 did not independently confirm the V2 variant’s specifications. ### How does Jensen Huang’s China trip fit in? Bloomberg reported on May 12 that Huang joined Trump’s China visit as a last-minute addition, putting AI and technology issues in focus ahead of the Beijing summit. (wccftech.com) Bloomberg said Huang had been seeking greater leeway for Nvidia in China, which he had described as a $50 billion opportunity. (nvidia.com) The social-media claim tied the alleged gaming-chip restriction to that trip, but the reports reviewed did not show evidence that Chinese authorities publicly linked any RTX 5090D V2 action to Huang’s visit. Wccftech described that connection as part of market speculation around the broader U.S.-China chip dispute. (bloomberg.com) ### What can be said with confidence as of May 20? May 20 is the key date for the social claim, but the strongest publicly available sourcing is still indirect. Hardware outlets reported an apparent block based on HKEPC and unnamed market participants, while official Chinese government pages and Nvidia’s public pages reviewed the same day did not show a direct confirmation. (wccftech.com) Nvidia’s next clear public opportunity to address the issue would be through a company statement, a product-page update or comments from Huang or other executives. China’s Ministry of Commerce or customs authorities would also be the places to watch for any formal notice naming the RTX 5090D V2. (english.mofcom.gov.cn) (wccftech.com)