Nvidia denies report it will ship Groq-based LPUs to China by year-end — says there is 'no China-specific LPU product in our roadmap'
Nvidia has rejected a report published by The Information that it plans to begin small-batch shipments of an LPU tailored for Chinese customers by the end of 2026.
Nvidia has refuted claims that it intends to ship Groq-based language processing units to China by the end of 2026, as reported by The Information. According to an Nvidia spokesperson, the company has no existing LPU sales in the Chinese market and has no plans for a China-specific LPU product in their roadmap. The report suggested that the chip is a variant of Groq 3 LPU announced at GTC in March, with unchanged silicon because it already complies with U.S. export rules.
The spokesperson clarified that the LPU was designed as a decode co-processor for the Vera Rubin platform, which cannot be sold in China. The Information's sources indicated that Nvidia modified the software to enable the accelerator to operate alongside processors available in China, but it remains uncertain whether Beijing would permit the orders to proceed.
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