The US Government recently announced that it has imposed restrictions on the export of artificial intelligence graphics cards to China and Russia without the necessary permissions. After this decision, eyes were turned to NVIDIA, AMD and Intel, which produce various graphics cards with artificial intelligence technology.
NVIDIA increases orders for AI-powered graphics cards
This decision, taken by the US Government, came to light recently when NVIDIA announced that it received a notification about the license requirements for the export of its GPUs with artificial intelligence technology to Russia and China. It is stated that this restriction will come into effect with March 2023.
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NVIDIA signed A100 and H100 graphics cards, as well as AMD Instinct MI100 and MI200 models, cannot be exported to China and Russia according to the new law. In addition, Intel “Ponte Vecchio”, which is expected to be introduced soon, will also be among the affected products.
With about 6 months until the sanctions go into effect, companies are on the move. NVIDIA is taking important steps to increase production during this time. The company has ordered a large quantity of A100 “Ampere” and H100 “Hopper” graphics cards together with TSMC. Thus, NVIDIA plans to deliver the aforementioned graphics cards to Chinese companies before March.
The high rate of artificial intelligence supported graphics cards following the developments are also an opportunity for NVIDIA. The company suffered greatly in the graphics card market with the collapse of cryptocurrencies. NVIDIA has various difficulties in marketing graphics cards made especially for gaming.
While NVIDIA made important moves in terms of production before the sanctions, AMD and Intel are expected to increase their orders by following a similar path. So what do you think about the sanctions decision taken by the USA? You can share your views with us in the comments section.