To comply with the US restrictions imposed on exporting advanced semiconductor technology to China, Chipmakers Nvidia and AMD will soon start selling new graphics processing units made for AI’s work burdens in China, Taiwanese technology post Digitimes I mentioned, quoting the sources of the supply chain.
NVIDIA plans to sell the AI graphics processing unit that has been stripped of AI, “B20”, while AMD is looking to target the work burden of artificial intelligence with the new GPU Radeon Ai Pro R9700, the companies are more likely to start selling AI chips in China from July.
Earlier this week, Reuters She mentioned that NVIDIA is working on a new budget chip for the Blackwele for China, which is expected to be from 6500 to 8000 dollars. In comparison, the company sells H20 graphics processing units for $ 10,000 -12,000 dollars each.
Nafidia said on Wednesday It incurred a cost of $ 4.5 billion In the first quarter due to the licensing requirements that affect its ability to sell the H20 AI chip to companies in China, it was unable to charge $ 2.5 billion of H20 chips per quarter due to restrictions. The company expects that the licensing requirements will increase 8 billion dollars for the company’s revenue in the second quarter.
