Chinese Tech Giants Hesitate on Nvidia’s RTX6000D Amid Cost and Performance Concerns
Nvidia's China-specific AI processor, the RTX6000D, faces lukewarm demand as major tech firms Alibaba, Tencent, and ByteDance delay orders. Priced at 50,000 yuan ($7,000), the chip's performance trails behind the banned but widely available RTX5090, which sells for less than half the price on the grey market.
Companies are adopting a wait-and-see approach, holding out for Nvidia's H20 chip, which recently received U.S. approval for sale in China. The hesitation underscores broader concerns about price-to-performance ratios and the viability of sanctioned alternatives in the Chinese market.