Hey tech fans 🤖, Nvidia’s latest AI chip, the RTX6000D, just landed in the Chinese mainland – and it’s not exactly stealing the spotlight.
Priced at around 50,000 yuan (~$7,000), the RTX6000D is built for AI inference tasks, but big names like Alibaba, Tencent and ByteDance are holding off on orders. Why? Because early tests show its performance trails the grey-market RTX5090 (a gaming GPU banned by the U.S. yet available for less than half the price!). 🤑
On top of that, these tech giants are waiting on Nvidia’s H20 shipments. The U.S. gave the green light in July, but deliveries haven’t restarted. They’re also banking on the ultra-powerful B30A, pending its own approval.
All three chips—RTX6000D, H20 and B30A—are tweaked versions of global models, designed to fit U.S. export rules aiming to keep the edge in AI. 📜
Still, analysts from JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley had predicted millions of RTX6000Ds would roll out this year. With shipments just kicking off this week, real-world demand looks a bit… lukewarm. Will enterprises bite now or stick with cheaper, more powerful alternatives? ⏳
Stay tuned as we track how these chips reshape the AI scene in the Chinese mainland tech world. 📈✨
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Nvidia's new RTX6000D chip for China finds little favor, sources say
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