[Flagship Gaming Graphics Card RTX 5090 D v2 Custom-Made for the Chinese Market by NVIDIA Has Been Banned from Import by Chinese Customs] Reported by Jinse Finance, on May 20th, according to Hong Kong media HKEPC, recent news from the semiconductor market indicates that NVIDIA's flagship gaming graphics card RTX 5090 D v2, custom-made for the Chinese market, has been banned from import by Chinese customs. Unlike previous chip export restrictions initiated by the United States, this ban was initiated by China, catching NVIDIA completely off guard. The RTX 5090 D v2 is a model specifically tailored for China and cannot be sold in other countries or regions. According to Chinese graphics card industry insiders, customs have notified relevant logistics companies that the RTX 5090 D v2 will not be issued import permits, and all related goods cannot enter the Chinese market. As of now, no official explanation for the ban has been received. Public information shows that the RTX 5090 D v2 itself is a product born out of U.S. chip export restrictions. In August 2025, after the original RTX 5090 D was included in the U.S. embargo list, NVIDIA urgently launched this downgraded China-exclusive version of the graphics card, with the official suggested retail price remaining at 16,499 yuan. To meet compliance requirements, its memory capacity was significantly reduced from 32GB to 24GB, and memory bus width was cut from 512-bit to 384-bit, resulting in a 25% reduction in bandwidth. However, the number of CUDA cores and clock speeds remained unchanged, with tested gaming performance essentially on par with the older 5090 D version. Under 4K cinematic-grade graphics settings, it still significantly outperforms the RTX 5080 and the previous-generation RTX 4090. The timing of this ban is particularly noteworthy. Just last week, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang unexpectedly joined a delegation visiting China, raising widespread expectations that the U.S.-China chip trade deadlock might ease, especially regarding the export restrictions on H200 AI chips.