Sources: Chinese tech companies bought 1M+ Nvidia gaming and workstation chips, mostly RTX 5090 and RTX Pro, for basic AI workloads amid an AI chip shortage (Financial Times)
Chinese firms are turning consumer Nvidia hardware into stopgap AI supply.
Sources told the Financial Times the purchases topped 1 million chips, mostly RTX 5090 and RTX Pro parts. The chips are being used for basic AI workloads amid a shortage of dedicated AI processors. Techmeme's note
Sources told the Financial Times the purchases topped 1 million chips, mostly RTX 5090 and RTX Pro parts. The chips are being used for basic AI workloads amid a shortage of dedicated AI processors. Techmeme's note
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