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Nvidia Boosts RISC-V with CUDA Support, Enhancing China’s Tech Independence

7/23/2025

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Nvidia has unveiled CUDA support for the RISC-V architecture at the 2025 RISC-V Summit in China, a groundbreaking step to bolster the open-source chip ecosystem. This initiative not only empowers RISC-V CPUs to handle system tasks in CUDA environments but also strengthens China's tech independence, offering a lifeline to local chipmakers facing U.S. export restrictions.

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Nvidia has unveiled CUDA support for the RISC-V architecture at the 2025 RISC-V Summit in China, a groundbreaking step to bolster the open-source chip ecosystem. This initiative not only empowers RISC-V CPUs to handle system tasks in CUDA environments but also strengthens China's tech independence, offering a lifeline to local chipmakers facing U.S. export restrictions.