A Chinese manufacturer, Shenzhen Suqiao Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., has listed a modified version of Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5090 with 96GB of memory on Alibaba for $3,888. That is three times the 32GB found on a standard RTX 5090 and roughly 35% cheaper than a standard RTX 5090 currently costs in the US, according to both TechPowerUp and Tom's Hardware. Suqiao is described as an established OEM/ODM with more than a decade of experience producing graphics cards, motherboards, and servers, rather than an unknown workshop.
Both outlets note that a genuine 96GB Blackwell-based card is technically plausible, since Nvidia's own RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell uses the same GB202 die with 96GB of GDDR7 memory. Suqiao's card likely relies on a custom PCB running memory in clamshell mode, placing GDDR7 chips on both sides of the board to double capacity, the same method Nvidia uses on the Pro 6000. The GPU die itself may be sourced from harvested RTX 5090 units and reballed onto the new board, a technique Chinese workshops have previously used to push the RTX 4090 to 48GB of VRAM.
However, both sources flag inconsistencies in the Alibaba listing that raise doubts about its authenticity. The listing reportedly references GDDR6X memory running at 14 Gbps, which does not match a genuine 96GB Blackwell configuration. Tom's Hardware notes that Micron only produced GDDR6X in 16Gb (2GB) capacities, meaning the maximum achievable capacity in clamshell mode would be 48GB, not 96GB, and that GDDR6X typically operates between 19 and 24 Gbps, far above the listed 14 Gbps figure. Running a card with modified memory capacity would also require modified firmware; Tom's Hardware notes unconfirmed reports that leaked firmware for the RTX 5090 has circulated for several months, which could help explain the emergence of these listings.
Pricing across the gray market varies. TechPowerUp and Tom's Hardware both report that other Alibaba sellers are asking closer to $5,900 for similar cards, putting Suqiao's $3,888 price toward the low end. For comparison, Tom's Hardware notes that custom RTX 5090 cards start around $6,000 in the US market, while Nvidia's official RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell starts at $16,000, and can reach up to $17,999 depending on the variant, according to Tom's Hardware; TechPowerUp similarly describes Nvidia's card as starting at $16,000.
If legitimate, such a card could offer AI developers a substantially cheaper route to large VRAM pools without paying full workstation prices, according to TechPowerUp. Both outlets caution that buyers would be taking on risks including firmware instability and a lack of official manufacturer support, and that the card's authenticity remains unverified given the conflicting specifications in the listing.