DeepSeek research suggests Huawei's Ascend 910C delivers 60% of Nvidia H100 inference performance

Huawei's HiSilicon Ascend 910C processor, an iteration of the 2019 Ascend 910, achieves 60% of Nvidia H100's inference performance according to DeepSeek research. While it isn't ideal for AI training, it effectively reduces China's dependency on Nvidia GPUs. Despite sanctions and older technology, Huawei's AI processor capabilities are improving, with potential long-term cost benefits for AI inference tasks. However, significant challenges remain in matching the training reliability of Nvidia's well-integrated hardware and software ecosystem.