Nvidia is reportedly developing a new artificial intelligence chip for the Chinese market, designed on its advanced Blackwell architecture. The upcoming chip is expected to outperform the H20 model, which is currently the most powerful version the company is allowed to sell in China, according to people familiar with the matter per Reuters.
The upcoming chip, likely to be named B30A, is expected to use a single-die design, offering roughly half the computing strength of Nvidia’s top-end B300 accelerator, which is built on a dual-die setup, the sources added.
The new processor is likely to come with high-bandwidth memory and Nvidia’s NVLink system, enabling faster data exchange between chips, capabilities that were also part of the H20 built on the earlier Hopper design. While the final specifications are still being worked out, Nvidia is preparing to send test samples to its Chinese partners as soon as next month, the sources noted.
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A company spokesman stated in a statement to Seeking Alpha, “We evaluate a variety of products for our roadmap, so that we can be prepared to compete to the extent that governments allow. Everything we offer is with the full approval of the applicable authorities and designed solely for beneficial commercial use.”
China’s ability to obtain advanced AI chips contributing about 13% to Nvidia’s revenue last fiscal year and continues to be a flashpoint in U.S.-China trade tensions. The company was only allowed to restart sales of the H20, a model tailored for China after Washington D.C. tightened export controls in 2023.
Just a few days ago, reports surfaced that China views the reopening of H20 chip sales under a deal requiring Nvidia to hand over 15% of related revenue to Washington as a strategic push by the U.S. to keep its grip on advanced technology and extend Chinese reliance. “I am concerned by reports that the U.S. government will be taking a cut of the proceeds from the sale of advanced H20 and equivalent chips to China,” John Moolenaar, the Republican head of the House China committee, as told to the Financial Times. At the same time, regulators and China state media have cast doubts over the H20’s safety, raising alarms about possible backdoors like GPS tracking, remote shutdowns, or data leaks.
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Nvidia has even been summoned by authorities to provide evidence addressing these “serious security issues.” The uncertainty has made Chinese tech giants wary of the downgraded H20, with companies like Alibaba, Baidu, Tencent, and ByteDance increasingly turning toward homegrown alternatives to secure their future.
Due to its dominance in AI hardware, Nvidia has surpassed Apple and Microsoft to become the most valuable business in the world. Data centers, self-driving technologies, and cloud platforms are all powered by its GPUs, which are currently at the forefront of AI development. Due to the increasing demand for its most recent Blackwell and Hopper chips, the company’s worth has surpassed $3 trillion, solidifying its position as the market leader worldwide.