ByteDance, Alibaba, Tencent order 3M+ Nvidia RTX PRO 5500 GPUs worth $35B+
According to sources cited by Reuters, ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent have ordered more than 3 million of Nvidia's new RTX PRO 5500 GPUs, with a combined sticker price exceeding $35 billion. The rush aims to secure less powerful, export-compliant chips amid ongoing restrictions.
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Reuters : Sources: ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent ordered 3M+ of Nvidia's new RTX PRO 5500 GPUs worth $35B+, in a rush to secure less powerful, export-compliant chips — ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent have ordered more than 3 million of Nvidia's new RTX PRO 5500 graphics cards with a collective sticker price …
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