A Chinese repair channel purchased a broken ASUS GeForce RTX 4090 and discovered it contained a plastic block with fake NVIDIA AD102-300-A1 markings instead of a functional GPU die, along with non-functional scrap memory.

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Who

Chinese repair channel Brother Zhang, UNIKO's Hardware

What

A Chinese repair channel purchased a broken ASUS GeForce RTX 4090 and discovered it contained a plastic block with fake NVIDIA AD102-300-A1 markings instead of a functional GPU die, along with non-functional scrap memory.

When

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 23:18:06 GMT · 11h 59m ago

Where

China ·

Why

The fake card was sold on second-hand markets to defraud buyers by appearing to be a legitimate, high-value graphics card.

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How this affects you

This incident highlights the presence of sophisticated counterfeit electronics in second-hand markets, posing a risk of financial loss for consumers and potentially impacting brand trust.

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