Shenzhen activates China’s first 10,000-card AI cluster with domestic chips
SCMP Tech / 3/31/2026
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Key Points
- Shenzhen has activated what it claims is China’s first 10,000-card AI cluster, using domestically sourced chips rather than foreign accelerators.
- The cluster is reportedly built with Huawei’s advanced chips and is positioned as part of a broader push toward home-grown AI infrastructure.
- The system is described as delivering about 11,000 petaflops of computing power, aiming to support large-scale AI workloads.
- The launch signals accelerating regional investment in AI compute capacity and supply-chain self-reliance in key hardware components.
China’s southern tech hub Shenzhen began operations of the country’s first 10,000-card intelligent computing cluster, built with advanced chips made by Huawei Technologies, in the latest sign of how the country is deepening its push for home-grown computing capabilities.
Featuring a computing capacity of 11,000 petaflops, the new cluster, activated last week, is the country’s first 10,000-card intelligent computing cluster built with Huawei’s Ascend 910C AI chips, according to Shenzhen Special...
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