Tech Desk 
Aug 20, 2025
A new AI chip that Nvidia is working on for China is rumoured to be called the B30A. It will be more potent than the H20 model that is currently available for purchase in the nation.
With its single-die design and Nvidia's most recent Blackwell architecture, the B30A chip is expected to provide half the raw processing power of the company's flagship B300 accelerator card.
When compared to multi-die chips, this design is more efficient because it places all of the major components of an integrated circuit on a single, continuous silicon piece.
Like its H20 counterpart, the B30A chip will feature high-bandwidth memory and Nvidia's NVLink technology for quick data transfer between processors.
As soon as next month, Nvidia intends to send samples to Chinese customers for testing, even though specifications are still being finalised.
"We assess a range of products for our roadmap so that we can be ready to compete to the extent that governments permit," the company said. Everything we provide has been approved by the relevant authorities and is only intended for profitable commercial use.
Though regulatory approval is uncertain due to concerns about giving China access to US AI technology, Donald Trump recently opened the door for the possibility of more sophisticated Nvidia chips being sold in China.
"Of course (CEO Jensen Huang) would like to sell a new chip to China," said US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in response to the news. He must constantly be pitching the president. The president hears from tech companies and will make the final decision, Lutnick added.
In China, where local competitors like Huawei are gaining ground, Nvidia is attempting to maintain its market share with the new chip.
China is a major market for Nvidia, as it generated about 13% of its revenue in the previous year. However, Nvidia's products have drawn criticism from Chinese state media, which warns that they may be security threats.
Nvidia disputes these allegations, claiming there is no backdoor risk with its chips.
Nvidia is also getting ready to release the RTX6000D chip for China, which is primarily intended for AI inference tasks and complies with US export regulations, in addition to the B30A chip.
It is anticipated that deliveries for that chip will start in September.
