ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent order 3M+ Nvidia RTX PRO 5500 cards worth $35B+
Miles_Brundage · x · 2026-10-25
According to Reuters, ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent have ordered more than 3 million of Nvidia's new RTX PRO 5500 graphics cards, with a collective sticker price of over $35 billion. The report was cited by WSJ's Jeremy Cheng and amplified by Miles Brundage and kyleichan, underscoring that Chinese AI companies still really want Nvidia chips despite export restrictions.
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