Chinese Government Invests in CUDA-Compatible GPU Startup to Challenge Nvidia's Dominance

Shanghai-based compute GPU developer, Denglin Technology, secures funding from the China Internet Investment Fund,

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backed by the State Cyberspace Administration of China and the Ministry of Finance.

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Denglin's GPU features a computing architecture compatible with popular programming models like CUDA/OpenCL,

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putting them in direct competition with Nvidia.

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The investment capital will boost Denglin's research and development efforts,

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facilitating mass production and commercialization of their next-gen Goldwasser GPUs.

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Jon Peddie Research reports that the Goldwasser GPUs are specifically designed

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for artificial intelligence applications, but can also be used for gaming.

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Denglin claims that Goldwasser is the first successful enterprise Chinese GPU for large-scale commercial applications.

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JPR highlights Denglin's GPU+ architecture, which enables software-defined

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on-chip heterogeneous computing technology in the Goldwasser GPU.

Thanks for Reading

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