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China in a panic, Nvidia in the shadows.
The United States latest restrictions on advanced semiconductor exports to China have raised concerns among consumers in China about Nvidia's GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card. This high-end device is used by video gamers and graphic designers across the country to improve computer performance.
Concerns have been heightened following the decision by Nvidia, the world's largest semiconductor company, to remove its range of RTX 4090 graphics cards and other products from its official store on the Chinese trading platform JD.com. Some of Nvidia's largest hardware partners in China, including AsusTek Computer, Micro-Star International (MSI), and Colorful Technology, also stopped selling the RTX 4090 in their online stores on Taobao and JD.com.
The retail price of the RTX 4090 jumped to 15,000 yuan (approximately $ 2,050) a day after the U.S. Department of Commerce announced new technology export controls.
Nvidia has been particularly hit by new restrictions that block sales of two less powerful artificial intelligence (AI) GPUs, the A800 and H800, which the company has built for the Chinese market. These are modified versions of Nvidia's high-end A100 and H100 chips, which were banned from being exported to China last year.
The RTX 4090 graphics card, launched in September 2022, is powered by advanced GPUs built on a 5-nanometer process technology. Its AI-based chips provide "enhanced creativity and ultra-efficient performance" for applications such as 3D rendering and 8K video editing, as well as "fast play" on Windows-based personal computers.
For now, Chinese consumers can still buy affordable stocks of RTX 4090 graphics cards from a number of third-party vendors online, as well as at retail stores. At some third-party stores on Taobao, the device now costs between 40,000 and 50,000 yuan, almost three times Nvidia's recommended retail price.
The United States latest restrictions on advanced semiconductor exports to China have raised concerns among consumers in China about Nvidia's GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card. This high-end device is used by video gamers and graphic designers across the country to improve computer performance.
Concerns have been heightened following the decision by Nvidia, the world's largest semiconductor company, to remove its range of RTX 4090 graphics cards and other products from its official store on the Chinese trading platform JD.com. Some of Nvidia's largest hardware partners in China, including AsusTek Computer, Micro-Star International (MSI), and Colorful Technology, also stopped selling the RTX 4090 in their online stores on Taobao and JD.com.
The retail price of the RTX 4090 jumped to 15,000 yuan (approximately $ 2,050) a day after the U.S. Department of Commerce announced new technology export controls.
Nvidia has been particularly hit by new restrictions that block sales of two less powerful artificial intelligence (AI) GPUs, the A800 and H800, which the company has built for the Chinese market. These are modified versions of Nvidia's high-end A100 and H100 chips, which were banned from being exported to China last year.
The RTX 4090 graphics card, launched in September 2022, is powered by advanced GPUs built on a 5-nanometer process technology. Its AI-based chips provide "enhanced creativity and ultra-efficient performance" for applications such as 3D rendering and 8K video editing, as well as "fast play" on Windows-based personal computers.
For now, Chinese consumers can still buy affordable stocks of RTX 4090 graphics cards from a number of third-party vendors online, as well as at retail stores. At some third-party stores on Taobao, the device now costs between 40,000 and 50,000 yuan, almost three times Nvidia's recommended retail price.
