China built its first graphics card using advanced 6nm technology but the results fell short of expectations. Lisuan created the G100 graphics processor after US trade restrictions pushed Chinese companies toward self-reliance. The company promised their new chip would match NVIDIA's RTX 4060 performance levels. Early testing revealed the graphics card performs like a thirteen-year-old NVIDIA GTX 660 Ti instead. Benchmark scores showed the chip earned just 15,524 points on Geekbench testing.
The disappointing results likely came from testing an early sample rather than the finished product. Lisuan's graphics card contains 32 compute units and 256 megabytes of video memory. These specifications seem low for modern 6nm manufacturing technology. The company probably used SMIC's 6nm production process that Huawei successfully adopted for smartphone chips. This marks the first time a Chinese graphics card maker used such advanced manufacturing methods.
Chinese graphics companies face major challenges with software development beyond hardware creation. Moore's Threads and Birentech both struggled with poorly written drivers that hurt their graphics cards' performance. Lisuan must focus on creating better software before launching their product to consumers. Proper driver optimization could help Chinese graphics cards compete against established NVIDIA alternatives. The company achieved an important milestone despite current performance limitations.
The disappointing results likely came from testing an early sample rather than the finished product. Lisuan's graphics card contains 32 compute units and 256 megabytes of video memory. These specifications seem low for modern 6nm manufacturing technology. The company probably used SMIC's 6nm production process that Huawei successfully adopted for smartphone chips. This marks the first time a Chinese graphics card maker used such advanced manufacturing methods.
Chinese graphics companies face major challenges with software development beyond hardware creation. Moore's Threads and Birentech both struggled with poorly written drivers that hurt their graphics cards' performance. Lisuan must focus on creating better software before launching their product to consumers. Proper driver optimization could help Chinese graphics cards compete against established NVIDIA alternatives. The company achieved an important milestone despite current performance limitations.
