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South Korea Launches GPU Working Group to Execute 260,000‑Chip Nvidia AI Buildout

A new government-led group will coordinate procurement to turn Nvidia’s 260,000‑GPU pledge into AI factories across industry.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (3rd from R) meets with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (3rd from L), Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong (2nd from R), Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Chung Euisun (R), SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won (2nd from L) and Naver founder Lee Hae-jin at the Gyeongju Hwabaek International Convention Center, the main venue of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, in this Oct. 31, 2025, file photo. (Yonhap)
Over 1,000 attendees gathered at NVIDIA AI Day Seoul to explore the future of Sovereign AI Korea and its impact on the digital foundation.

Overview

  • The Ministry of Science and ICT held the inaugural session chaired by Second Vice Science Minister Ryu Je-myung with executives from Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motor, SK Telecom and Naver Cloud.
  • The plan targets up to 260,000 Nvidia Blackwell GPUs for domestic AI infrastructure, with 50,000 for the state and 210,000 collectively for the four companies.
  • The working group will meet frequently under the ministry’s AI Infrastructure Bureau to craft roadmaps, align procurement and translate industry requests into concrete support measures.
  • Nvidia says the rollout would lift South Korea’s installed AI GPU base from roughly 65,000 to more than 300,000, placing the country among the largest compute hubs outside the United States.
  • Participating firms are preparing large AI factories, including Samsung’s plan for an AI Megafactory using over 50,000 GPUs, with local HBM suppliers Samsung and SK hynix positioned to support Blackwell systems.