Loongson Technology plans 9A1000 graphics card launch for early next year

Loongson Technology Chairman and General Manager Hu Weiwu announced that the company’s 9A1000 graphics card is expected to go on sale in the first half of next year. The 9A1000 is designed to function as both a graphics card and an AI accelerator, targeting markets with high requirements for autonomy. It aims to compete with the AMD RX 550 in open markets, pending Windows driver adaptation.

Technically, the 9A1000 features an upgraded GPU core with 40 TOPS of AI computing power and a five-fold performance increase compared to the 2K3000. Additionally, Loongson has commenced research and development on its sixth-generation high-performance CPU core, intended for the next generation of the Loongson 7000 series.