The rumored new lineup of artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) GPUs from Nvidia is perfectly aligned with the newest expanded export rules published by the U.S. Department of Commerce in mid-October, believes Patrick Moorhead, the head of Moor Insights & Strategy. He points out that, unlike some reports in the press, the company is not trying to evade the expanded U.S. sanctions on AI processors with its new data center GPUs. Meanwhile, the DoC recently explained which products cannot be shipped to China without a license, even if they are not designed for data centers, and the GeForce RTX 4090 is seemingly one of them.
"Yesterday, there were a flurry of articles written I thought suggested or were interpreted that Nvidia was trying to 'skirt' or 'pull a fast one' on the U.S. Government Export Control laws with a rumored line of new datacenter accelerator cards for China export," Moor wrote in a blog post. "I find this laughable. The downside for Nvidia would be immense. The company may be a fierce innovator and competitor, but they are not dumb."
