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Chinese hackers reverse-engineer NVIDIA Tesla V100 GPU, offer cheaper replica

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A group of Chinese hackers has successfully reverse-engineered NVIDIA's Tesla V100 GPU, creating a functional replica dubbed the "Tesla V100 v4." This custom hardware features full NVLink support and is offered at significantly lower prices than the original, with 16GB and 32GB versions available for approximately $220 and $590 USD, respectively. The project involved a year of dedicated effort to replicate the 2,963 pinout signals onto a half-height PCB. AI

IMPACT This development could lead to more affordable GPU options for AI researchers and developers, potentially lowering the barrier to entry for hardware-intensive AI tasks.

RANK_REASON Third-party hardware replication of a commercial GPU.

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Chinese hackers reverse-engineer NVIDIA Tesla V100 GPU, offer cheaper replica

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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/General_Vermicelli53 ·

    Chinese Hackers Latest Masterpiece with NVIDIA

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>They spent a year to reverse-engineered the Tesla v100's 2,963 pinouts signals, soldered it onto a half height PCB, with full NVLink support, then naming it Tesla v100 v4.</p> <p>Price (with 3 years warranty):</p> <p>16G version: 1499 rmb (220 us…

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