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Wayne Williams

Report claims renting slower Nvidia AI GPUs is cheaper in China than in the US — but that's thanks to some rather surprising underhand strategies

Computer chip with US and China flag.

In late 2022, the US implemented restrictions on exporting high-end GPU models such as the Nvidia A100 and H100 to China.

These measures were aimed at preventing US technology from advancing Chinese military capabilities and supercomputing infrastructure, and in response, Nvidia developed the A800 and H800 models with reduced capabilities to comply with these export controls.

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