SemiAnalysis: Huawei hardware trails NVIDIA but software catches up
DeepSeek released software support for Huawei Ascend chips, which SemiAnalysis tested on the Ascend 950PR. The report states that Huawei hardware lags NVIDIA by about five years, but its software ecosystem is approaching frontier levels. The collaboration helps fill gaps in compute and research capabilities.
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