News Lisuan Tech claims to have taped out 6nm RTX 4060 competitor

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China's first 6nm domestic GPU with purported RTX 4060-like performance has powered on​

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By Zhiye Liu published 11 hours ago
Lisuan Technology's G100 GPU lives.

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Lisuan Technology, a Chinese graphics card startup, has announced via the company's official WeChat account that its forthcoming G100 graphics card has successfully powered on, marking a significant milestone in its deployment. The G100 purports to be China's first domestic 6nm graphics card.

With limited information, we can only rely on rumors regarding the specifications of G100. For example, it is claimed that the G100 provides performance similar to the GeForce RTX 4060. This claim generates significant skepticism, as the GeForce RTX 4060, despite being a last-generation product, is still regarded as one of the best graphics cards available; we have yet to see a Chinese-made graphics card rival it.

Additionally, the G100 is rumored to feature ample memory and modest power consumption. The G100 reportedly supports popular APIs such as DirectX 12, Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL 4.6, and OpenGL 3.0

Work on the G100 started in 2021, with Lisuan Technology originally aiming for a 2023 launch. However, financial difficulties obstructed these plans, and by 2024, the company neared bankruptcy. To support the struggling startup, Dongxin Semiconductor, its parent company, provided a substantial financial boost of $27.7 million, enabling continued development of the G100.

 

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Lisuan’s G100 is a fascinatingly risky proposition – a David-and-Goliath battle in the graphics card arena. While the 4060 target is ambitious, they’re not entirely out of the realm of possibility. The company has undeniable potential, stemming from a proactive approach to design and a commitment to building independently. However, the hurdles are substantial, particularly regarding SMIC’s manufacturing capabilities and software optimization efforts. 2026 is a long way off, and a lot can change between now and then. Ultimately, we’ll be watching to see if Lisuan can transform this gamble into a genuine challenge to the established order. It’s a long shot, definitely, but a shot worth taking.

https://www.memesita.com/chinas-graphics-card-gamble-can-lisuan-technology-challenge-the-rtx-4060/

 

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Where is the future of Lisuan Technology amid the wage arrears crisis?​

On the eve of May Day, on April 29, a post by a Lisuan Technology employee appeared on a recruitment platform saying that the company had suspended all employees' salaries for two consecutive months.


despite the rapid growth of the global GPU market, with the Chinese market size reaching US$11.1 billion in 2023, NVIDIA and AMD monopolize the mid-to-high-end market. Domestic GPU companies are facing multiple challenges in technology, funding, and ecology, and the industry reshuffle is still ongoing. The future of Lisuan Technology is worrying amid the wage arrears storm.


Industry insiders analyzed that the salary arrears of Lisuan Technology exposed the problems of domestic GPU startups in financing, R&D management and capital chain. Although executives claimed that financing was imminent, the wait-and-see attitude of investors and the uncertainty of product verification results made the prospects of Lisuan Technology still have great variables.

In addition, although Dongxin's cross-border investment is intended to catch the bottom, it is unsustainable due to its own profit pressure, further highlighting the high risk of investing in the semiconductor industry.

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