The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 will be making its way back into China in the form of a GeForce RTX 4090 D, but while everyone had already assumed the GPU would be weaker to comply with U.S. export controls, the variant could be even lamer than expected.
Per a new report from Benchlife, the GeForce RTX 4090 “D,” which many seem to think stands for “Dragon,” will not only have a lower TGP than the standard model, but it’ll also be incapable of being overclocked.
Here’s the word from Benchlife, which echoes previous reports about the GeForce RTX 4090 D’s CUDA core count still being a mystery but that the GPU is being released with a 25-watt decrease for the Chinese market:
The CUDA Cores of the GeForce RTX 4090 D, which uses the AD102-250 codenamed GPU, still cannot be confirmed. It can only be definitely lower than the current AD102-300. As for the TGP (Total Graphics Power) part, it will be reduced from 450W to 425W.
And here’s the bad news for Chinese users who want to stretch the power of the card:
We can confirm that NVIDIA will not open any overclocking settings for the GeForce RTX 4090 D.
Benchlife goes on to say that NVIDIA’s AIC partners will be getting the GeForce RTX 4090 D’s GPU (AD102-250) soon, which means more specifications about the card should be surfacing shortly.
According to MEGAsizeGPU, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 D will feature a base clock of 2,280 MHz, higher than the standard model’s spec, while its boost clock will remain the same (2,520 MHz):
4090D is on track, with no delay.
— MEGAsizeGPU (@Zed__Wang) December 6, 2023
More Spec：
Base clock 2280 (higher than 4090)
Boost clock 2520 (same as 4090)