Nvidia is reportedly working on new AI accelerators based on the Blackwell architecture for the Chinese market — the B20A for AI training and the RTX 6000D for AI inference — that will beat existing HGX H20 and L20 PCIe products, but will still meet U.S. export controls, Reuters says, citing sources familiar with the matter. If the information is correct, then Chinese customers may get two rather formidable products with performance on par with previous-generation flagships.
The Nvidia B30A is said to be based on the Blackwell Ultra microarchitecture but relies on only one compute chiplet and offers about half of B300's compute performance and 50% of its HBM3E memory capacity (i.e., 144 GB HBM3E). Previously, such a product was rumored to be called B300A and was intended for the general market, not just China. Since the B30A is said to be a China-oriented SKU, it is possible that Nvidia will introduce certain performance restrictions for this part. "We evaluate a variety of products for our roadmap, so that we can be prepared to compete to the extent that governments allow," an Nvidia spokesperson told Tom's Hardware in a statement. "Everything we offer is with the full approval of the applicable authorities and designed solely for beneficial commercial use.“
