Chinese computer researchers have achieved a near-tenfold boost in performance over Nvidia-powered US supercomputers using domestically made graphics processors, according to a peer-reviewed study.
This accomplishment challenges the longstanding dominance of American-made chips in advanced scientific research while also potentially highlighting the unintended consequences of Washington’s escalating tech sanctions.
The researchers credit innovative software optimization techniques for enhancing computer efficiency powered by Chinese-designed graphics processing units (GPUs). These optimizations enabled their system to outperform traditional US supercomputers in specific scientific computations.
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