NVIDIA's new Blackwell AI GPU for China rumored to be named 6000D or B40, expected to use GDDR7

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NVIDIA's new special edition Blackwell AI GPU for China is expected to roll out later this year, and could be named 6000D or B40 according to the latest reports.

In a new post on X by insider @Jukanlosreve, we're hearing that the new NVIDIA 6000D or B40 -- whatever it ends up being called -- will be based on Blackwell and not Hopper, with NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang saying last week that NVIDIA's new AI GPU for China wouldn't be based on Hopper as H20 "can't be modified anymore".

NVIDIA's new 6000D or B40 will reportedly shift to GDDR7 instead of HBM, also lining up with previous rumors, with @Jukanlosreve saying that the GDDR7 memory bandwidth will be around 1.7TB/sec, and that the NVLink speed is estimated to be around 550GB/sec per direction, and that it will support CUDA.

The insider adds that the "shipment volume is projected to reach up to 1 million units by the end of the year" and that the "price is estimated to be around $7000, and the shipment figure is a projection for reference only".

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With mass production estimated to start in early July, we should begin to hear more and more concrete details on what NVIDIA is planning for China -- as well as the naming of its new AI GPU whether its the 6000D, B40, or something else entirely.