FT: Nvidia’s banned AI GPUs have become 2x more expensive in China

Rohan Paul Twitter · Rohan Paul (@rohanpaul_ai) · 2026-06-24

Nvidia's banned AI GPUs have doubled in price in China due to US export controls, with the Blackwell DGX B300 server rising from roughly $550K to over $1.1M against a $400K US retail price, according to the Financial Times.

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Topics: ai-hardwareexport-controlschina-ai-marketnvidia

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Nvidia AI GPUs banned from export to China have become approximately 2x more expensive in the Chinese market.
The Nvidia DGX B300 Blackwell server price in China rose from roughly $550K to over $1.1M.
The US retail price for the DGX B300 is approximately $400K, meaning Chinese buyers now pay nearly three times the US price.
US export restrictions are driving a significant price premium on restricted AI hardware in China.

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The DGX B300, a Blackwell server, reportedly jumped from about $550K to more than $1.1M, even though its US retail price is about $400 K.