Launches·October 20, 2026 at 6:20 AM EDT·1 source
Sources: ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent ordered 3M+ of Nvidia's new RTX PRO 5500 GPUs worth $35B+, in a rush to secure less powerful, export-compliant chips (Reuters)
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What happened
- ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent ordered more than 3 million of Nvidia’s new RTX PRO 5500 graphics cards.
- The purchases have a collective sticker price of more than $35 billion.
- The companies are seeking less powerful, export-compliant chips amid a rush to secure supply.
GPUs ordered
more than 3 million
Collective sticker price
more than $35 billion
Why it matters
The reported orders indicate substantial demand for export-compliant AI hardware and may matter to technology investors, supply-chain professionals, and policy watchers tracking chip restrictions.
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