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China’s AI computing capacity is expected to double in 2027
China’s available AI computing power is expected to double to 8.8 million H100-equivalents in 2027, up from about 4.6 million.
H100-equivalents compare computing capacity with Nvidia’s H100 data-centre chips.
US-designed chips are projected to account for about 65% of China’s capacity, showing continued reliance on foreign hardware.
The estimate includes domestic chips, legal imports, smuggled processors and computing accessed through overseas cloud networks.
Remote cloud access is expected to rise to 2.8 million H100-equivalents, from about 1 million this year.
The report says the US has about 16 times China’s AI training computing power, but leading Chinese models trail American rivals by only 6.5 months.
The projections highlight how computing access could shape China’s ability to develop AI models.
China’s available artificial intelligence computing power is expected to nearly double in 2027, from about 4.6 million to 8.8 million H100-equivalents.
US-designed chips are expected to account for about 65 per cent of that capacity.
The estimate includes domestic chips, legal imports, smuggled processors and computing power accessed through overseas cloud networks.
Remote access is projected to reach 2.8 million H100-equivalents by the end of 2027, up from roughly 1 million in 2026.
The report says the US has about 16 times China’s AI training compute, while leading Chinese models trail American rivals by 6.5 months.
- Who
- Chinese entities are expected to have access to the computing power. The estimate is from the Institute for Progress.
- What
- Available AI computing power is expected to rise from about 4.6 million to 8.8 million H100-equivalents in 2027.
- When
- The projection is for 2027.
- Where
- China, with some computing power accessed remotely through overseas cloud networks.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Total compute available to Chinese entities was about 4.6 million H100-equivalents.
Total compute available to Chinese entities is expected to reach 8.8 million H100-equivalents.
Remote access is expected to reach 2.8 million H100-equivalents.
- Projected total compute in 2027
- 8.8 million H100-equivalents
- Current total compute
- About 4.6 million H100-equivalents
- Share from US-designed chips
- About 65 per cent
- Remote access by end of 2027
- 2.8 million H100-equivalents
- US advantage in AI training compute
- Roughly 16-fold
What people are saying
Remote access alone was expected to swell to 2.8 million H100-equivalents by the end of 2027, up from roughly 1 million this year, according to the report published this week.