4 November 2026
Nvidia can fill only about 1% of China's reported $70 billion chip order
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- Nvidia, the chipmaker, makes RTX Pro 5500 graphics processors, which Chinese firms want for running AI models and which face no U.S. export limits.
- Chinese buyers have reportedly ordered over 3 million of the cards, now valued at about $70 billion, far beyond what Nvidia can produce.
- Chinese developers expect several thousand units by the end of 2026, with about 700,000 delivered by the end of 2027 if production ramps up.
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