Overview

• Chinese firms rent Nvidia A100 GPU servers for $6 per hour, compared to $10 per hour in the U.S.
• U.S. export restrictions have led to a black market and smuggling of Nvidia GPUs into China.
• Major Chinese companies avoid using smuggled GPUs, adhering to compliance standards.
• Nvidia's H100 GPUs are sold openly in Chinese markets, often at slight markups.
• Workarounds include Chinese firms setting up subsidiaries abroad to acquire Nvidia GPUs.