Scammers in China sell $222 RTX 4090 with fake GPU die made out of plastic instead of real silicon — marked with 2030 production dates, the card didn't even have working VRAM

Scammers are selling fake RTX 4090 graphics cards with plastic GPU dies and missing memory

Counterfeit RTX 4090s with plastic dies are flooding markets; a dealer paid $221 for one with fake markings and no real GPU or memory. The fraud wave exposes supply-chain risks in GPU procurement for AI infrastructure, forcing enterprises to adopt stricter verification protocols for hardware budgets.