“Demand for high-end graphics cards remains very strong, especially after the export restrictions imposed by the US government,” said Cai Zhaojie, a vendor at Huaqiangbei in the technology hub's Futian district. shenzhensouthern Guangdong province.
Last Friday, the Biden administration Comprehensive export regulations implemented in October last year have been revised.Reuters reports that the mainland has struggled to access advanced AI processors, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and even laptop computers equipped with such chips. The revised regulations will come into effect from April 4th.
“Since the news about the latest regulations in the US broke out, all sellers have started stocking up on the various AI-related products available and are now waiting to sell them at high prices,” Tsai said on Monday. Stated.
Huaqiangbei is the world's largest electronics wholesale market located in the Futian district of Shenzhen, a technology hub in southern Guangdong province.Photo: Shutterstock
it is Nvidia's GeForce RTX 4090is a top-of-the-line device used by video gamers and graphics designers to boost their computing performance, and is the most popular graphics card on the market.
The 2022 regulatory update announced last October was reportedly aimed at closing loopholes in previous regulations and preventing China from developing AI for military use. Gina Raimondo, US Secretary of Commerce.
The Chinese government opposed the regulatory changes announced last Friday, accusing the U.S. government of arbitrarily changing the rules and violating the rights of both Chinese and American companies.
An illustration of Nvidia's GeForce RTX graphics processing unit, which powers the RTX 4090 graphics card.Photo: Nvidia
A representative from China's Ministry of Commerce said, “This measure not only creates further obstacles and imposes a compliance burden on Chinese and U.S. companies to carry out normal economic and trade cooperation, but also contributes to the global semiconductor industry. It is causing damage.” on sunday.
Certain versions of the RTX 4090 are available for approximately 20,000 yuan (US$2,768), more than 70% more than Nvidia's recommended retail price. Some versions of the RTX 4090 cost about 16,000 yuan, said Kai, who sells graphics cards and computers.
upon e-commerce platform JD.comRTX 4090 prices range from 16,999 yuan to 19,999 yuan.
The Biden administration last Friday revised sweeping technology export controls to mainland China, even tightening access to notebook computers equipped with advanced artificial intelligence chips.Photo: Shutterstock
The U.S. government continues to develop new policies that impede China's technological advances, particularly in the semiconductor field. The United States also called on its allies to: stop their company's services A Reuters report last week said some of the chip-making equipment was provided to customers in China.
