"US President Donald Trump says Nvidia is now allowed to sell higher-end chips to China, but only to approved customers in the country, and with a 25% export tariff charged by the US. The chips in question are the H200, the second-best Nvidia has to offer. Chinese companies still can't legally get the best ones, the Blackwell B200 chips. But the H200 is still far more capable than the H20, developed specially to comply with previous export restrictions to China."
"The H20 was until now the only chip that Nvidia could sell to approved buyers in China. The H200 is said to be six times faster than the H20 for some tasks, but the B200 is almost ten times faster than the H200. While Chinese companies can't officially get the B200, reports say over $1 billion worth of B200 chips have already made their way to China through black market deals."
Nvidia can now sell H200 chips to approved customers in China, subject to a 25% US export tariff. The H200 is Nvidia's second-best chip and is substantially more capable than the H20, which had been the only chip previously permitted for approved Chinese buyers. The H200 is reported to be around six times faster than the H20 for some tasks, while the top-tier Blackwell B200 remains restricted and is nearly ten times faster than the H200. Reports indicate over $1 billion worth of B200 chips have entered China via black market routes. Chinese demand may be limited after government warnings against using US technology, and Huawei aims to close the gap with Nvidia and AMD within three years, though that timeline is contested.
Read at GSMArena.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]