Huawei plans Q1 2027 launch of new AI chip as it takes on Nvidia
Huawei is accelerating the launch of its next-generation Ascend 960DT AI chip as it pushes to compete with Nvidia and close China’s AI computing gap with the U.S.
Huawei is set to launch its next-generation Ascend 960DT AI chip in the first quarter of 2027, according to a spokesperson at the Huawei Connect conference. The Chinese tech giant had initially planned to release the chip in Q3 of 2027. The Ascend 960DT is expected to deliver double the performance of its predecessor as the company aims to challenge industry leader Nvidia.
Huawei's Peerium Computing Architecture, which relies on UnifiedBus technology for linking processors with memory, storage, and networking hardware, will be used to build larger AI computing systems for both training and inference. The company's Atlas 950 SuperPoD and SuperCluster are the first systems based on this architecture, with the latter capable of connecting up to 256,000 accelerator cards.
While there are questions about the scale of Huawei's broader AI systems, China's tech analyst Rui Ma noted that the chip release is ahead of schedule, despite ongoing U.S. restrictions on China's access to advanced semiconductor technology.
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