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China Bans NVIDIA's RTX 6000D to Boost Local AI Chips

11/27/2025

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The Chinese government has banned NVIDIA Corp.'s RTX 6000D Blackwell GPU to promote domestic AI chip production.
NVIDIA Corp.'s RTX 6000D is designed exclusively for the Chinese market and carries 19,968 CUDA cores and 84 GB of VRAM.
It scores 390,656 in Geekbench 6.5, below the RTX Pro 6000's 410,605.
The ban and market focus create a challenging environment for NVIDIA and heighten competition from local manufacturers.

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The Chinese government has banned NVIDIA Corp.'s RTX 6000D Blackwell GPU to promote domestic AI chip production.
NVIDIA Corp.'s RTX 6000D is designed exclusively for the Chinese market and carries 19,968 CUDA cores and 84 GB of VRAM.
It scores 390,656 in Geekbench 6.5, below the RTX Pro 6000's 410,605.
The ban and market focus create a challenging environment for NVIDIA and heighten competition from local manufacturers.