Nvidia Said to Be Launching Cheaper AI Chip for China After US Curbs

Nvidia will launch a new artificial intelligence chipset for China at a significantly lower price than its recently restricted H20 model and plans to start mass production as early as June, sources familiar with the matter said.

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The GPU, or graphics processing unit, will be part of Nvidia's latest generation Blackwell-architecture AI processors and is expected to be priced between US$6,500 (S$8,350) and US$8,000, well below the US$10,000 to US$12,000 the H20 sold for, according to two of the sources.

The lower price reflects its weaker specifications and simpler manufacturing requirements.

It will be based on Nvidia's RTX Pro 6000D, a server-class graphics processor and will use conventional GDDR7 memory instead of more advanced high bandwidth memory, the two sources said.

They added it would not use Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's advanced Chip-on-Wafer-on-Substrate packaging technology.

An Nvidia spokesperson said the company was still evaluating its "limited" options. "Until we settle on a new product design and receive approval from the US government, we are effectively foreclosed from China's US$50 billion data centre market."