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New Chinese GPGPU arrives to challenge Nvidia's AI dominance but falls woefully short
By Anton Shilov published
Loongson goes after scientific and AI computing with the LG200 'GPGPU' that promises up to 1 TFLOPS performance per node.

New Chinese Loongsoon chip matches Intel's 14600K in IPC tests
By Mark Tyson published
Loongson’s 3A6000 CPU is ready for prime time, and it has announced PC partners including a new Asus motherboard. The Chinese chip’s performance is similar to Intel’s Core i3-10100 CPU.

Russia pivots to Chinese CPUs that aren't subject to US sanctions — Russia's homegrown Linux-based Alt OS now supports Chinese LoongArch chips
By Anton Shilov published
Russian Alt Linux ported to Loongson's LoongArch64 architecture to properly support LS5000 and LS6000 processors.

Chinese Loongson CPU Takes on AMD's Zen 3 in Benchmarks
By Aaron Klotz published
An independent review of the Loongson 3A6000 has cropped up, confirming that the chip features Comet Lake-like performance with an IPC rate akin to AMD's Zen 3 chips.

China Speeds Up Replacement of Western PCs and Other Tech
By Anton Shilov published
China is speeding up replacement of Western PCs, telco equipment, infrastructure, and software with domestic analogues.

China-Made Loongson CPUs Bound for Russia After Export Ban Lifted
By Anton Shilov published
Russian PC makers set to use Loongson processors for PCs, servers, storage devices.

Loongson: Next-Gen Quad-Core Chinese CPU Matches Intel's Tiger Lake
By Anton Shilov published
Loongson publishes test results of its quad-core 3A6000 processor at 2.50 GHz.

Loongson to Double Thread Count on Next-Gen 3A6000 CPUs
By Anton Shilov published
Loongsom enables SMT for its upcoming 3A6000 processors in Linux.
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