<![CDATA[ Latest from Tom's Hardware in Loongson ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/loongson Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:33:08 +0000 en <![CDATA[ 11-month old Russian outfit claims it has developed 16-core and 32-core chips, flaunts Cyrillic-badged processors — chips appear to be sanctions-swerving rebadged Chinese Loongson processors ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/11-month-old-russian-outfit-claims-it-has-developed-16-core-and-32-core-processors-flaunts-cyrillic-badged-processors-chips-appear-to-be-sanctions-swerving-rebadged-chinese-loongson-processors 75bp3FQX6mfZ8BPQvaVfck Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:33:08 +0000 Sat, 14 Mar 2026 02:58:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ China-made Loongson 12-core chip is approximately three times slower than six-core Ryzen 5 9600X — 3B6000 hampered by low clock speeds in Linux benchmarks ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/china-made-loongson-12-core-chip-is-approximately-three-times-slower-than-six-core-ryzen-5-9600x-3b6000-hampered-by-low-clock-speeds-in-linux-benchmarks QtkPiBsTUjrh2RB5kwEuka Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:12:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ China's entry-level GPU with AMD RX 550-level of performance is ready for tapeout — Loongson 9A1000 is finally off the drawing board and headed to fabs ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/chinas-entry-level-gpu-with-amd-rx-550-level-of-performance-is-ready-for-tapeout-loongson-9a1000-is-finally-off-the-drawing-board-and-headed-to-fabs mvfUyXH7DB52WNCeBhtRJ4 Mon, 15 Sep 2025 18:19:46 +0000 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 18:22:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ New homegrown China server chips unveiled with impressive specs — Loongson's 3C6000 CPU comes armed with 64 cores, 128 threads, and performance to rival Xeon 8380 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/new-homegrown-china-server-chips-unveiled-with-impressive-specs-loongsons-3c6000-cpu-comes-armed-with-64-cores-128-threads-and-performance-to-rival-xeon-8380 RdqLbBGhwNxAefdEiG6beG Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:30:44 +0000 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:36:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chinese chip giants say they don't care about U.S. tariffs — many don't sell to the U.S. anyway due to existing sanctions ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/chinese-chip-giants-say-they-dont-care-about-u-s-tariffs-many-dont-sell-to-the-u-s-anyway-due-to-existing-sanctions LqFbM7LB7anZwyomnpKFjR Sat, 12 Apr 2025 12:50:35 +0000 Sun, 13 Apr 2025 14:38:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chinese chipmaker claims new Loongson 3B6600 CPU could hit 13th-Gen Intel performance ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/chinese-chipmaker-claims-new-loongson-3b6600-cpu-could-hit-13th-gen-intel-performance qx9phCU8Cc4ymgbTihTk2E Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:04:10 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:12:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chinese desktop PC chipmaker Loongson now has chips running the Tiangong Space Station ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/chinese-desktop-pc-chipmaker-loongson-now-has-chips-running-the-tiangong-space-station-enabling-optical-remote-sensing-image-capturing-and-radiation-source-identification 9zka4TGA4z4C4fBNcgakH8 Sat, 23 Nov 2024 13:12:07 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:44:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chinese chipmaker's new 7nm CPUs reportedly outperform Intel's Raptor Lake — Loongson adopts "tock-tock-tick" strategy to close the gap with Intel ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/chinese-chipmakers-new-7nm-cpus-reportedly-outperform-intels-raptor-lake-loongson-adopts-tock-tock-tick-strategy-to-close-the-gap-with-intel cVAVAoa8E5Zbaop7fipsLo Tue, 29 Oct 2024 15:59:49 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:57:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Next-gen Chinese GPU touts RTX 2080-level performance — Loongson claims 9A2000 is up to 10x faster than the 9A1000 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/next-gen-chinese-gpu-touts-rtx-2080-level-performance-loongson-claims-9a2000-is-up-to-10x-faster-than-the-9a1000 qXaaSd2uWaF7MECDmszWgS Tue, 10 Sep 2024 18:14:45 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:01:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Six Russian supercomputer centers pool resources to tackle modern scientific workloads ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/supercomputers/six-russian-supercomputer-centers-pool-resources-to-tackle-modern-scientific-workloads r3u3dpwCxrXEuSSdEtHitZ Thu, 22 Aug 2024 11:14:59 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:41:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chinese chipmaker Loongson claims its 16-core 3C6000 CPU matches Intel's Ice Lake 16-core Xeon Silver 4314 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/loongson-claims-its-16-core-3c6000-cpu-matches-intels-16-core-xeon-silver-4314 crUBXJ78wFX98VU42HHHUY Thu, 25 Jul 2024 12:34:02 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:57:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Motherboards and systems with China's Loongson CPUs now shipping to US customers — options start from $373 for a DTX board with processor and cooler ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/motherboards/motherboards-and-systems-with-chinas-loongson-cpus-now-shipping-to-us-customers-options-start-from-dollar373-for-a-dtx-board-with-processor-and-cooler STBLnZZL9Ag2P2ELF2HBii Sun, 30 Jun 2024 16:38:59 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:43:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lenovo adopts Chinese Loongson CPUs for cloud servers — 16-core Loongson 3C5000 chips necessary to rebuff US sanctions ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/servers/lenovo-adopts-chinese-loongson-cpus-for-cloud-servers-16-core-loongson-3c5000-chips-necessary-to-rebuff-us-sanctions yA9NpikwXHWH9DwRuv8H2H Thu, 27 Jun 2024 18:29:47 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:55:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chinese chipmaker samples 128 core server CPU with chiplets — Infinity Fabric-like interconnect in Loongson's 3E6000 combines four chips into one ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/chinese-chipmaker-samples-128-core-chiplet-server-cpu-infinity-fabric-like-interconnect-in-loongsons-3e6000-combines-four-chips-into-one FpWnA7NUjhDp5br3VDVDHY Thu, 27 Jun 2024 12:00:22 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:48:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Loongson's ambitious CPU roadmap shows 128-core chiplet-based processors incoming ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/loongsons-ambitious-cpu-roadmap-shows-128-core-chiplet-based-processors-incoming 9J3FCudxq9F8G3ZtqhauSN Mon, 20 May 2024 13:34:29 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:44:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Homegrown Chinese CPUs are catching up to AMD and Intel — Loongson 3B6600 and 3B7000 allegedly match Intel 10th Gen CPU performance ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/homegrown-chinese-cpus-are-catching-up-to-amd-and-intel NVuS23e2oeaFSihGFPoRrn Sat, 27 Apr 2024 18:29:21 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:07:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chinese-made Loongson 3A6000 CPU makes a debut in $387 mini PC ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/mini-pcs/chinese-made-loongson-3a6000-cpu-makes-a-debut-in-dollar387-mini-pc NXAGAd4zfwxCfzSzgeXtX3 Thu, 11 Apr 2024 16:08:07 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:07:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chinese chipmaker gains traction replacing American processors - Longsoon ships 10,000 chips into schools ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/loongson-ships-10000-cpus-in-pilot-test-with-50-schools-in-china drr7KmZRifERfenfEAHcE Wed, 03 Apr 2024 20:02:29 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:58:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chinese chipmaker tapes out 16-core DragonChain-powered CPU, 64-core coming — Loongson LS3C6000 server processor will rival Zen 3 CPUs ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/chinese-chipmaker-tapes-out-16-core-processor-64-core-coming-dragonchain-powered-loongson-ls3c6000-server-processor-set-to-rival-zen-3-based-cpus rTcBuyxoJd6oHnEaeiJVrH Wed, 14 Feb 2024 15:34:16 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:42:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ China's top AI accelerator and CPU makers are bleeding tens of millions -- Longsoon and Cambricon losses continue despite billions in government subsidies ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/chinas-top-ai-accelerator-and-cpu-designers-are-bleeding-tens-of-millions-longsoon-and-cambricon-losses-continue-despite-billions-in-government-subsidies m9GjiQLNi5hbWWdVMV7bUD Fri, 02 Feb 2024 15:03:01 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:04:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ New Chinese GPU arrives to challenge Nvidia's AI dominance but falls woefully short - Loongson unveils LG200 GPGPU, up to 1 Tflops of performance per node ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/new-chinese-gpgpu-arrives-to-challenge-nvidias-ai-dominance-but-falls-woefully-short-loongson-unveils-ai-and-hpc-gpu-up-to-1-tflops-of-performance-per-node T9sanffan2scTwFGgmTv6P Fri, 01 Dec 2023 12:37:04 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:44:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ New Chinese Loongson chip matches Intel's 14600K in IPC tests, overclocked to 3 GHz with liquid nitrogen ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/loongson-launches-3a6000-cpu-matches-14600k-ipc ZSSJC4xep2akBUcT5KPQLG Tue, 28 Nov 2023 15:48:22 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:57:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Russia pivots to Chinese CPUs that aren't subject to US sanctions — Russia's homegrown Linux-based Alt OS now supports Chinese LoongArch chips ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/russia-alt-os-linux-china-loongson-loongarch aEPtj45Y4be7SwnQVa7GoT Fri, 17 Nov 2023 22:53:40 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:44:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chinese Loongson CPU Takes on AMD's Zen 3 in Benchmarks ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/loongson-3a6000-beats-i3-10100f Aew5Fq877TdQ8TK4jF9vj6 Tue, 31 Oct 2023 17:01:07 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:44:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ China Speeds Up Replacement of Western PCs and Other Tech ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/china-speeds-up-replacement-of-western-pcs-and-other-tech q9Q5i8axqvDZtqEYJsMaAc Thu, 26 Oct 2023 18:35:49 +0000 Wed, 01 Nov 2023 13:42:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ China-Made Loongson CPUs Bound for Russia After Export Ban Lifted ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/loongon-cpus-bound-for-russia-after-china-lifts-export-ban SzFtDFECUKunNFKguxXpze Fri, 13 Oct 2023 21:02:09 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:43:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Loongson: Next-Gen Quad-Core Chinese CPU Matches Intel's Tiger Lake ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/loongson-next-generation-cpu-matches-intels-tiger-lake 6JsY9eUsd63onzAX5H3pSe Tue, 01 Aug 2023 15:08:26 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:42:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Loongson to Double Thread Count on Next-Gen 3A6000 CPUs ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/loongson-to-double-thread-count-on-next-gen-3a6000-cpus 5Lpce6MxvjdJ97XW6WLYre Fri, 30 Jun 2023 14:05:23 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:41:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Loongson Begins to Enable CPUs That Could Rival AMD and Intel Offerings ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/loongson-begins-to-enable-cpus-that-could-rival-amd-and-intel-offerings E6BmTJfsR6Um3644WTabY6 Wed, 17 May 2023 00:40:47 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:59:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ China's Loongson Unveils 32-Core CPU, Reportedly 4X Faster Than Arm Chip ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/loongson-unveils-32-core-cpu YNrmW6beEh4XrBkWuQyrtd Sat, 08 Apr 2023 18:51:00 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:55:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ China's Loongson Faces Overwhelming Obstacles Due to U.S. Restrictions ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/china-loongson-faces-overwhelming-obstacles-due-to-us-restrictions nkTjxwRoZmoWTYiWhEntW9 Wed, 15 Mar 2023 17:20:14 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:06:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ U.S. Govt Blacklists Chinese Tech Firms Loongson and Inspur ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/us-govt-blacklists-loongson-and-inspur EhvHWqFxzqxjc3FmW7q3q4 Fri, 03 Mar 2023 18:43:18 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:59:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chinese Chipmaker Loongson Enters GPU Biz with New iGPUs ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/loongson-has-gpu 5WcoXBLa47xHSsVBw2e4T5 Sat, 21 Jan 2023 14:47:51 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:42:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chinese CPU Maker Debuts 32-Core Chiplet-Based Processor ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/china-cpu-maker-debuts-32-core-chiplet-based-processor wFzHfNy7EMnC9ukEDneKkY Tue, 27 Dec 2022 20:17:02 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:53:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ China Bans Exports of Loongson CPUs to Russia, Other Countries: Report ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/china-bans-exports-of-its-loongson-cpus-to-russia-other-countries 45rSAnS8DEz43sdY6tLe9C Tue, 13 Dec 2022 18:44:10 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:41:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chinese Loongson Chips Coming Next Year With Ryzen 5000 Performance ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/loongson-zen-3-performance-claim A5uRbGznYegh6eF7v9fwAi Tue, 22 Nov 2022 17:39:08 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:44:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Linux Kernel May Drop i486 Support as Torvalds Backs Pentium Plan ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/linux-removes-486-cpu-support iFsoFy3HUr78769tpT7h98 Mon, 24 Oct 2022 13:44:53 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:51:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Linux Hits 6.0 as New Kernel is Released ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/linux-kernel-release-6 ZhXtdMM7L2R65GuERPECWV Mon, 03 Oct 2022 14:04:06 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:56:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chinese CPU Maker Loongson Develops Custom Integrated GPU Architecture ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/loongson-develops-integrated-gpu-with-2004-functionality Nr9E8AeToeyckYEb54E4ih Fri, 22 Jul 2022 20:48:36 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:01:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chinese Loongson Claims Next-Gen CPU Matches AMD's Zen 3 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/loongson-next-generation-cpu-core-to-match-amd-zen-3-performance J7wmo53YXY4cpBWJfRwq65 Wed, 08 Jun 2022 21:18:28 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:51:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Loongson Gearing Up to Ship 16-Core CPUs ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/loongson-3C5000-server-cpus fmfWFdEQGB47QM7g8Ktt9J Fri, 03 Jun 2022 17:04:44 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:48:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ GCC Gains Loongson's LoongArch Architecture Support ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/gcc-now-supports-loongson-loongarch 4Ewj3XVn3NwFNLinRZUQtk Wed, 18 May 2022 12:43:09 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:01:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ China's Fenghua No.1 GPU Gains Certification as RTX 3060 Rival ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/china-fenghua-no1-gpu-certification wCRRT979ihyFCEuhg2cHyN Fri, 25 Mar 2022 15:24:51 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:01:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel SVP in China: Chinese Chipmakers Could Become Strong Rivals by 2025 (Updated) ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/chinese-cpus-could-catch-up-by-2025 gbvgqhgxxMiDYHPEJYwKxn Tue, 15 Mar 2022 18:42:32 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:49:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Loongson Rips MIPS: Uses Old Code for New CPUs ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/loongson-continues-to-use-mips-code-for-loongarch-cpus BxjuYxPL6aWXb6Lj4t3DF7 Wed, 25 Aug 2021 16:34:15 +0000 Wed, 29 Jan 2025 00:35:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Loongson Launches Next Generation 3A5000 CPU ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/loongson-launches-3A5000-cpus xzk8mATsSxgEQDLHiWwQC5 Fri, 23 Jul 2021 09:52:49 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:55:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chinese CPU and GPU Maker Loongson Plans to Raise $544 Million ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/chinese-cpu-and-gpu-maker-loongson-plans-to-raise-dollar544-million UhAbPt3v8w6DrYPLuxDXmn Wed, 30 Jun 2021 14:21:28 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:45:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Loongson Technology Develops Its Own CPU Instruction Set Architecture ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/loongson-technology-develops-its-own-cpu-instruction-set-architecture vicUnK4qSoPzUvaqJFpwx8 Fri, 16 Apr 2021 09:36:12 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:42:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chinese Loongson 16-Core MIPS 12nm CPU for 256-Core Servers to Launch Shortly ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/loongson-3a5000-3c-5000-to-launch-in-2021 ThUpNbcm8kquXEZPVyDEqa Fri, 12 Mar 2021 15:54:59 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:44:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ China's Latest Loongson CPUs Are On Par With AMD's Excavator ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/loongson-cpus-catching-amd DjE4VDuFvc6pJEGR8sLxyD Thu, 26 Dec 2019 19:20:51 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:58:12 +0000