ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent Place $35 Billion Nvidia AI Chip Orders as China Faces GPU Shortage

ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent have placed orders worth more than $35 billion for Nvidia’s RTX PRO 5500 graphics cards, highlighting China’s growing demand for artificial intelligence computing infrastructure despite US semiconductor export restrictions. The three Chinese technology companies have collectively ordered more than 3 million Nvidia RTX PRO 5500 GPUs, priced at approximately $11,400 each.
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- Infotech Lead
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- rajani baburajan
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- Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 9:25 pm IST
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