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Chinese GPU developer Iluvatar CoreX has publicly claimed that its TianGai 300 accelerator outperformed Nvidia's H200 in measured product performance tests, a statement that has circulated widely amid China's push for domestic AI chips.
The company asserted that its TianGai 300 GPU delivered better real-world performance results than the Nvidia H200, one of the leading data center accelerators for large language model (LLM) workloads. Iluvatar published images of the performance comparison on its official website alongside the announcement.
Iluvatar CoreX is one of a cohort of Chinese GPU developers seeking to fill the gap left by US export controls restricting sales of advanced Nvidia accelerators in China. Claims of matching or exceeding the H200 carry commercial weight, since the Nvidia part has been the benchmark target for domestic Chinese accelerators.
The claim, as it stands, reflects the company's own assertions and published materials. Independent, third-party confirmation of the benchmark conditions and results has not been established, and details of the test workloads and configurations behind the comparison remain limited.
Iluvatar has released the comparison images through its official resource channels, and the claim has drawn attention in Korean and Chinese industry coverage of the semiconductor sector.
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