Enhanced NVIDIA A100 GPUs Surface in China, Exceeding US Export Restrictions

Modified versions of NVIDIA's A100 GPUs, boasting up to 15% more performance, have appeared in China's markets, potentially bypassing US sanctions.

Modified NVIDIA A100 GPUs with increased specifications found in China, featuring up to 7936 CUDA cores and 96GB of HBM2e memory.
The new A100 variants show significant enhancements, including a 15% increase in CUDA cores and better memory configurations.
These GPUs are being sold on the Chinese second-hand market, with prices ranging between $17,000 and $20,000.
The enhanced A100 models could be either leaked engineering samples or customized versions created for specific clients.
Despite US export restrictions, these powerful GPUs are available within China, raising questions about compliance with sanctions.