Nvidia plans cheaper Blackwell AI GPUs for Chinese markets in light of US curbs
The U.S. tech giant is trying its best to remain afloat in the Chinese markets amidst the trade war impact.
The trade war between US and China is hardly showing any sings of slowing down, and tech giants NVIDIA are already bearing the brunt of this war.
However, the company is making all possible attempts to circumvent the political turmoil and add stability to their position in the Chinese markets.
As per latest reports from Reuters, NVIDIA will launch a new AI chipset for China at lower price points. The chipset will be significantly lower than its restricted H20 model, with mass production rumored to start in as early as June.
The GPU, also known as Graphic Processing Unit, is one of Nvidia’s latest Blackwell-architecture AI processors.
It’s expected to be priced in the bracket of $6,500 to $8,000, below the usual $10,000-$12,000 range. The lower pricing is a testament to the chipset’s low specifications and simpler manufacturing requirements.
The new chipset is also rumored to be based on Nvidia’s RTX Pro 6000D, while it will use the traditional GDD$7 memory instead of more advanced high bandwidth memory. The sources also confirmed that the chips won’t use Taiwan Seminconductor Manufacturing CoWoS packaging technology.
The exact price, production timing, and other minute details haven’t yet been confirmed.