Nvidia To Launch Cheaper Blackwell AI Chip for China

Nvidia will launch a new artificial intelligence chipset for China at a significantly lower price than its recently restricted H20 model, with mass production expected to begin as early as June, sources familiar with the matter said. Liam Mo and Fanny Potkin reported for Reuters.

The chip will be based on Nvidia's RTX Pro 6000D, a server-class graphics processor, and will use conventional GDDR7 memory. I Photo: Nvidia

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

The lower price reflects the chip’s weaker specifications and simpler manufacturing requirements.

The chip 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 sources said.

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

The chip’s price, specifications, and production timeline had not been previously reported. The three sources Reuters spoke with declined to be identified, as they were not authorized to speak to the media. Karen Freifeld also contributed to the Reuters report.