According to recent reports, Huawei is testing its new advanced Ascend 910C AI chip with leading Chinese companies, as the region moves away from dependence on NVIDIA. SCMP reports that the Chinese giant has offered samples of its new Ascend 910C AI chips to major national technology companies, which are said to be key customers of NVIDIA and reportedly provide decent upgrades over its predecessor. According to a previous report, it is claimed to be comparable to NVIDIA’s H100 AI GPU in terms of performance.
This development comes as NVIDIA is on the verge of facing another revision of U.S. trade policy, which will likely lead to a ban on the company’s H20 AI accelerators, specifically designed for Chinese markets. If this occurs, it will be a pivotal moment for Huawei to advance in the industry, considering that national tech giants are already frustrated with the increasing uncertainty surrounding the purchase of AI equipment.
Huawei begins sampling its AI chips, the Ascend 910C
