Replacing NVIDIA with Chinese chips: Russia builds its own artificial intelligence without the West.

The Russian newspaper published an article on March 21, stating that despite sanctions, the Russian artificial intelligence market is still growing against the odds — its scale has exceeded 250 billion rubles.

But the main issue remains: Western chips have become a scarce commodity.

The solution has been found — Chinese products and self-research and development, and it has proven effective.

After NVIDIA's exit, the supply of high-performance graphics cards in Russia became a matter of luck: either out of stock or prices have soared several times.

So how is the current artificial intelligence market in Russia still growing?

It's through bold decisions. Large companies are actively turning to Chinese chips.

These chips are 40%-50% cheaper, and most importantly, their supply is stable: tens of thousands of graphics cards can be supplied within a few months.

For enterprises, this is not just an alternative, but real cost savings.

Even a 10% improvement in procurement efficiency can save hundreds of millions of rubles for large institutions.

For daily tasks — such as text recognition, image processing, and data analysis — Chinese chips perform very well.

Most importantly, its ecosystem is rapidly developing.

Now, developers are adapting programs to new hardware, while Chinese manufacturers are continuously improving hardware and software.

At the same time, the production of Russian neural accelerators is also accelerating.

This is a long road, but currently, companies have begun to try hybrid solutions: lightweight AI models for routine tasks, combined with cloud computing power for complex calculations.

This model reduces reliance on expensive chips, making AI technology more accessible to small and medium-sized enterprises.

Replac ing NVIDIA with Chinese chips is not a direct replacement of NVIDIA GPUs.

China provides system-level electronic components and terminal chips used for weapon platforms, sensors, communication, etc., and does not take on the core tasks of AI training.

Chinese sensors, gyroscopes, radar chips, etc., are widely used in Russian hypersonic missiles, electronic warfare systems, drones, and other equipment.

Original article: toutiao.com/article/1860315149435978/

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