Despite U.S. export restrictions, Nvidia is seeking new ways to sell AI chips in China. According to Financial Times, the company plans to launch a new AI chip tailored specifically for the Chinese market as early as September.
This chip will be based on Nvidia’s Blackwell RTX Pro 6000 processor but will exclude advanced features like high-bandwidth memory and NVLink to comply with current restrictions. NVLink is Nvidia’s high-speed, low-latency communication interface.
Last month, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang stated that the company has removed the Chinese market from its revenue and profit forecasts. However, this move may not be permanent.
Nvidia has not commented on the matter, but a company spokesperson said that due to current export controls, Nvidia is effectively out of the China data center market, which is now primarily served by competitors such as Huawei.
China has one of the largest developer communities in the world, creating open-source AI models and non-military applications. Nvidia emphasizes that while security is paramount, all of these applications should run best on the U.S. AI platform.