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Race Against the Ban: China’s $12B Nvidia Shopping Spree

David Prior by David Prior
May 12, 2025
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Race Against the Ban: China’s $12B Nvidia Shopping Spree
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As US export restrictions tightened, Chinese tech giants rushed to secure Nvidia hardware, ordering over $12 billion worth of H200 computing accelerators before the ban took effect. ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent led the purchasing spree, while Nvidia’s DLSS technology continued to cement its dominance in the gaming sector.

During Trump’s second term, the export control policies strengthened and blocked even the specialized chips Nvidia had designed specifically to navigate earlier sanctions. The H200 accelerators — created in late 2022 as deliberately downgraded variants of the flagship H100 — fell under the ban due to concerns about potential applications in military operations, advanced AI development, language processing, and financial trading systems.

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Though built on the same Hopper architecture as its more powerful siblings, the H200 delivers only 10-20% of the H100’s performance, depending on workload. Nevertheless, Chinese firms eagerly acquired these processors primarily for inference tasks in large language models, while continuing to leverage existing H100 and H800 inventory for AI training operations.

Switching to domestic alternatives like Huawei’s Ascend 910B remains technically feasible but will inevitably slow China’s AI development trajectory. China previously represented 13% of Nvidia’s revenue (down from 17% the previous year), a market segment now effectively closed to the American chip designer.

Enforcement efforts have extended beyond US borders, with authorities actively suppressing sanctions evasion attempts through neighboring technology hubs like Singapore and Malaysia. This coordinated crackdown creates substantial opportunities for Huawei to expand its footprint in China’s domestic accelerator market.

Meanwhile, Nvidia announced a significant milestone for its DLSS technology, now supported in 769 games and applications — further widening its lead over competing upscaling solutions from AMD and Intel.

Since its introduction alongside RTX 20 Series graphics cards in 2018, DLSS has undergone several transformative iterations:

  • DLSS 1.0 pioneered basic AI-powered image upscaling
  • DLSS 2.0 delivered substantially improved image reconstruction
  • DLSS 3.0 introduced revolutionary Frame Generation capabilities
  • DLSS 4, released in 2024, features Multi-Frame Generation and employs transformer-based AI architecture instead of traditional convolutional networks, producing noticeably clearer images with smoother motion

These latest enhancements remain exclusive to RTX 40 and 50 Series graphics cards, helping Nvidia maintain premium positioning across gaming and professional visualization markets.

The Chinese market has historically provided substantial revenue for Nvidia, making these restrictions particularly significant. Financial analysts anticipate several potential consequences:

  • Market participants may initiate short-term stock corrections as investors lock in profits amid concerns about revenue disruption. Analysts will likely revise quarterly earnings projections downward to reflect the loss of Chinese orders.
  • The situation creates heightened market uncertainty, potentially triggering increased Nvidia stock volatility while investors assess the full impact of these sanctions. Some market participants view this development as an opportunity for Nvidia to diversify its customer base, potentially increasing focus on European, Middle Eastern, and other Asian markets.

While short-term corrections remain likely, the substantial pre-ban orders worth $12 billion should help moderate immediate financial impacts. Long-term prospects remain strong as Nvidia continues to lead both the AI and gaming sectors, with geographic diversification potentially reducing overreliance on any single market. Nvidia’s position as a high-performing tech stock has also made it one of the highest dividend stocks in the market, attracting attention from income-focused investors amid fluctuating global conditions.

The most significant threats come from the accelerated development of Chinese alternatives and the possibility of even stricter future export regulations.

Despite losing access to portions of the Chinese market, Nvidia’s technological innovations — particularly DLSS — continue to define industry standards globally. While Chinese companies must adapt to these new restrictions, potentially accelerating development of domestic alternatives, Nvidia maintains its position as the premier provider of AI and graphics technologies worldwide.

David Prior

David Prior is the editor of Today News, responsible for the overall editorial strategy. He is an NCTJ-qualified journalist with over 20 years’ experience, and is also editor of the award-winning hyperlocal news title Altrincham Today. His LinkedIn profile is here.

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