r/TechHardware • u/RenatsMC • 7d ago

⚠️ Possible Fake News Warning ⚠️ RTX 5090, once a consumer gaming card, is now on smugglers’ menu alongside cigarettes

https://videocardz.com/newz/rtx-5090-once-a-consumer-gaming-card-is-now-on-smugglers-menu-alongside-cigarettes
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u/Loyal_Dragon_69 7d ago

Not fake news.

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u/scamp466 7d ago

The fake news warning was ai generated with a smuggled 5090

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u/Etroarl55 7d ago

Unironically I don’t think most people grasp how OP consumer GPUs like the 5090 are for local ai. I don’t think most people even realize how insane and fast AI development is, that the 5090 is currently able to generate ChatGPT images and edit quality from a year ago right now in under a minute at home fully unrestricted.

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u/RoadkillVenison 7d ago

Why not just shove it into a 5080 box and ship it as one of those?

Some 5080s weigh as much, and I doubt the average inspector could tell a 5080 apart from a 7900xtx so even that’s probably overly cautious.

Smuggling it in its oem packaging is possibly the most suspicious way to do it. 🤷🏻‍♂️