Supercharged Graphics Cards Found in China

Someone found special graphics cards with double the normal memory in China.

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The cards are RTX 4090 D with 48GB and RTX 4080 Super with 32GB

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They are used for AI tasks which need lots of memory.

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The cards are modified to hold more memory chips.

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This is the first time this has been done to these types of cards.

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The RTX 4090 D is a special version made for China.

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The modified cards are very expensive, costing about $2,500.

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These cards are breaking US trade rules.

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People are excited to see what these supercharged cards can do.

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