Huawei’s newest AI chip, the Ascend 950PR, might not deliver strong compute performance relative to NVIDIA for domestic hyperscalers, but it offers a major upgrade with CUDA compatibility. Huawei’s Ascend 950PR Sees Massive Interest, Mainly With CUDA-Like Programming Brought In With CANN Next The Chinese computing industry has been trying to challenge NVIDIA’s market dominance, and while the focus has been on upgrading offerings in terms of architecture and onboard features, it hasn’t worked out to a large extent. Reports suggest that Chinese hyperscalers remain strongly inclined toward NVIDIA’s hardware, and a key reason isn’t just the compute gap; CUDA […]
Read full article at https://wccftech.com/huawei-ascend-950pr-just-won-over-chinese-customers-by-mimicking-cuda/