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China black market Nvidia GPU prices surge amid import bans · 1 source tracked

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Prices for Nvidia's A100 server GPUs have tripled on the Chinese black market, reaching up to $82,000, due to a U.S. smuggling crackdown and China's customs freeze on approved chips. This has led buyers to repurpose gaming GPUs and drive up demand for older Ampere hardware. Despite Nvidia's warnings against using restricted products, the scarcity is pushing Chinese companies towards domestic alternatives like Huawei's Ascend 950PR, though its software stack and output are not yet sufficient to meet demand. AI

IMPACT Supply chain disruptions and regulatory actions are driving up the cost of AI hardware, potentially slowing adoption and increasing reliance on domestic alternatives.

RANK_REASON Significant price surge for AI hardware due to regulatory actions and supply chain disruptions. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Luke James ·

    China black market Nvidia prices rocket in wake of smuggling crackdown and customs freeze — five-year-old A100 servers triple in price, now fetching up to $82,000

    Chinese companies are paying as much as $82,000 for servers built around Nvidia's five-year-old A100 accelerator

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