Technological export sanctions imposed by the USA on China have deeply affected the graphics card industry. According to the latest allegations, some of Nvidia’s models have fallen into the black market. Also in China graphics card prices It was also stated that it had doubled.
Graphics card prices doubled in China
Nvidia’s most powerful model GeForce RTX 4090, has become unavailable in China. Chip restrictions imposed by the US government have led to a rapid rise in graphics card prices in the country.
When it was launched last year, its price was $1599 The RTX 4090 is currently listed in China at a price of 29 thousand yuan ($ 3,970). That’s more than twice the sales tag it should be.
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This increase in prices came right after the US bans. According to the new restriction imposed by the government, some powerful models such as Nvidia RTX 4090 can only be exported to China with a license obtained from the Ministry of Commerce.
US government will help China increase its military capabilities advanced artificial intelligence chips aims to limit access. Nvidia’s RTX cards also pioneer the use of neural networks and artificial intelligence for graphics processing.
Chinese retailers are trying to pull the RTX 4090 from shelves in accordance with the new rules. This situation led to an increase in the price of the graphics card. Some computer manufacturers are also restricted from sending RTX 4090 systems to China.
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