The RTX 5090 is currently Nvidia’s fastest graphics card. Now, an upgraded model has been shown in China with 128 GB of video memory. However, the price is significantly higher than the standard model.
What model is that? A “new” RTX 5090 with 128 GB of video memory has now appeared in China. The price is said to be on X.com around 13,000 US dollars. Converted, that’s about 11,000 euros.
For that money, you might currently get a used small car with a bit of luck, as prices are often significantly higher due to the current economic situation (via ADAC.de): Cars that you might get for around 11,000 euros include the Honda Jazz, the Kia Rio, or a Mazda 2.
New RTX 5090 model has 128 GB of video memory
What is special about it? By default, the RTX 5090 comes with 32 GB of GDDR7 memory. The model presented here therefore has more than four times the memory. A modified Nvidia RTX graphics card, the RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition, offers at least 96 GB of video memory.
According to I_Leak_VN on X.com, the model presented is not just a pure concept, as the leak posted a screenshot showing that the entire memory is actually recognized by the system. However, it is important to note that only the VRAM is said to have been significantly increased. The PCB and the chip are supposed to remain identical to the original RTX 5090.
Moreover, a selling price of 13,200 US dollars is even mentioned, indicating that it is potentially a commercial graphics card. This was reported among others by TomsHardware.com.
However, it should not be forgotten that purchasing an RTX 5090 in China is not entirely legal: The GeForce RTX 5090 and for several months also the original RTX 5090D may no longer be sold in China due to US sanctions.
Why would someone need so much video memory? Typically, graphics cards with a lot of video memory are aimed at professional users. Workstation graphics cards in particular require a lot of video memory to efficiently process and render complex scenes, large datasets, and detailed visualizations.
In science, such graphics cards are used in medicine and research, as huge image data, voxel models, or point clouds must be available in VRAM. Many AI applications also require substantial video memory.
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