NVIDIA, AMD may soon start selling new AI chips in China to comply with US restrictions
In order to meet the restrictions of the US on exporting advanced semiconductor technology to China, Chipmakers Nvidia and AMD will soon start selling new GPUs made for AI -Workloads in China, Taiwanese technical publication Digitimes Reported, stating supply chain sources.
Nvidia plans to sell a stripped down AI GPU, code name “B20”, while AMD is looking for AI workload needs with its new Radeon AI Pro R9700 Workstation GPU, reported Digitimes, adding that the companies will probably start selling these AI chips in China.
Earlier this week, Reuters Reported that NVIDIA is working on a new AI-chip budget built on his Blackwell architecture for China, which is expected to be priced at $ 6,500- $ 8,000. For comparison: the company sells its H20 GPUs for $ 10,000 $ 12,000 each.
Nvidia said Wednesday It had sustained a cost of $ 4.5 billion In Q1 because of license requirements who influence the ability to sell its H20 AI chip to companies in China, and it could not send an extra $ 2.5 billion in H20 chips in the quarter due to the limitations. The company predicts that license requirements would result in a $ 8 billion hit for the turnover of the company in Q2.
