Huawei is prepping its Ascend 910C, another AI chip aimed at the Chinese market and designed to compete against Nvidia's offerings, such as the existing HGX H20 and the upcoming rumored Blackwell-based B20. According to the Wall Street Journal, the company has already provided samples of the new chip to its partners among Chinese telecommunications operators.
Major Chinese companies, including Baidu, ByteDance, and China Mobile, have tested Huawei's Ascend 910C. According to Huawei, the device is on par with Nvidia's H100, but it is unclear which benchmark terms the Ascend 910C is comparable to Nvidia's previous-generation flagship product. Dylan Patel, an analyst with research firm SemiAnalysis, believes that Huawei's 910C represents a significant advancement and could outperform Nvidia's B20, but he did not provide details.
