NVIDIA to introduce RTX PRO 6000 special edition for China, shifting to GDDR7, TrendForce Reports

TrendForce reports that NVIDIA is expected to launch a low-power, downscaled RTX PRO 6000 (formerly B40) for China’s AI market in response to U.S. export restrictions announced in April 2025. These restrictions require additional permits for chips like NVIDIA’s H20 with equivalent memory bandwidth or interconnect performance. The RTX PRO 6000 will use GDDR7 memory instead of HBM, with a potential market debut in the second half of 2025.
Interviews conducted by TrendForce in China indicate that NVIDIA’s Chinese cloud service provider (CSP) customers have been unable to secure the H20 following the new rules. The B30 model, originally planned for release in the second half of 2025, is now expected to face delays or modifications.
The RTX PRO 6000 for China is projected to have performance between the L40S and the L20 China edition. Demand for the L20 remains consistent among local CSPs for small-scale model training and AI inference, suggesting similar demand for the RTX PRO 6000 upon release. With the H20 and B30 models, which use HBM, restricted in China, NVIDIA is likely to face increased competition from domestic companies like Huawei and Cambricon.
The shift to GDDR7 from HBM3e for the RTX PRO 6000 aligns with U.S. export rules. Major memory suppliers have started GDDR7 production following NVIDIA’s RTX 50 series consumer GPU launch. Throu...