RTX 5090 Chips and 32GB of VRAM Are Repurposed for AI Servers in China

Technicians in a Chinese factory are removing GPU chips and memory from RTX 5090 graphics cards and putting them on custom boards for AI servers, according to Wccftech.

The report describes a large inventory of RTX 5090 cards at the factory. It says technicians remove the GPU chip and 32GB of VRAM from each card for use on custom boards. It does not identify the factory or say how many cards are involved.

Wccftech says this is not the first reported instance of flagship Blackwell RTX 50-series GPUs being repurposed as AI GPUs in China. It also describes the RTX 5090 as a popular AI card in the country and says NVIDIA markets the card for its AI capabilities.

The report does not establish that the RTX 5090 has been discontinued. It focuses on the reported reuse of its chips and memory, and gives no details about the custom boards or the servers they will power.