Huawei Will Release Ascend 910

One of the companies that gained the most from intensive work in the artificial intelligence market was NVIDIA. NVIDIA, H100 It launched the graphics processors it named as the most advanced graphics processors in the field. Chinese tech giant Huaweiis preparing to launch a graphics chip in October that they expect to be able to compete with the H100 despite US sanctions.

This chip, called Ascend 910C, will be the successor to Huawei’s Ascend 910B. This chip is currently by internet and telecommunication companies in China being tested. The previous model currently in use, the Ascend 910B, offers similar performance with NVIDIA’s A100 graphics processor.

Interest from Chinese manufacturers is high

Huawei faced sanctions and embargo due to the US-China Trade War during Donald Trump’s US Presidency. For this reason, the development process of the company’s new graphics processor was interrupted. Huawei could not access advanced production processes and could not import chip production tools and high-bandwidth memory chips provided by companies such as ASML.

On the other hand Baiduowner of China Mobile and TikTok ByteDance Companies such as show great interest in Ascend 910C. It is stated that Huawei has received 70 thousand orders for the 910C so far. It is stated that the new graphics processor may be released in October 2024. If the Ascend 910C can catch up with the H100, Huawei will have achieved great success in terms of raw graphics power.