Nvidia to ship new AI chip for China, plans to set up centre in Shanghai

Nvidia is preparing to ship a new China-specific artificial intelligence (AI) chip in the coming months, as it seeks to retain market access amid tighter US export restrictions and rising competition from Chinese rivals like Huawei, Nikkei Asia reported.

AI chips exported to China to feature GDDR7, not HBM

The new chip, based on Nvidia’s Hopper architecture, has been further downgraded to comply with Washington’s rules. It will not include high-bandwidth memory (HBM), which is essential for high-performance AI computing. Instead, it will feature GDDR7 memory, a slower but export-compliant alternative.