Chinese firms buy 1M Nvidia GPUs yearly amid chip shortage, report says
Chinese tech companies purchased over 1 million Nvidia gaming and workstation GPUs in 2025 to meet AI computing demand, according to a Financial Times report cited by Tom’s Hardware. Despite China’s domestic AI chip production doubling this year, supply falls short by nearly 1.5 million units, with domestic output expected to reach only 3.5 million while demand exceeds 5 million. The shortfall…
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- Chinese firms bought over 1M Nvidia GPUs in 2025 to fill AI chip demand gap
- Domestic AI chip production doubled this year but still falls short by ~1.5M units
- RTX 5090 prices surged to $7,199 from $1,999 MSRP due to high demand
Chinese AI companies buy 1 million Nvidia GPUs in a single year, report claims
Tom's Hardware · 13 October 2026
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