英特尔公司近日在其Gaudi 3 AI芯片的白皮书中透露，计划向中国市场需求推出特别定制的Gaudi 3 AI芯片。这些特供版芯片包括HL-328 OAM兼容夹层卡和HL-388 PCle加速卡，分别计划于6月24日和9月24日推出。
尽管中国特供版Gaudi 3在硬件配置上与原版保持高度一致，包括96MB SRAM片上内存、128GB HBM2e高带宽内存、3.7TB/s的带宽以及PCIe 5.0 x16接口等，但由于美国的AI芯片出口管制规定，其综合运算性能（TPP）必须低于4800才能出口到中国。这导致特供版Gaudi 3的16bit性能不得超过150 TFLOPS，以满足美国的出口管制要求。
原版Gaudi 3在FP16/BF16上的性能高达1835 TFLOPS，因此，为了符合规定，英特尔可能需要将特供版Gaudi 3的AI性能降低约92%。这一性能下降对于中国市场的用户来说无疑是一个重大的妥协。
针对这一情况，业界专家表示，虽然特供版Gaudi 3在性能上有所下降，但考虑到中国市场的庞大需求以及当前的国际形势，这可能是英特尔为了维持在中国市场的竞争力而做出的战略选择。
无论如何，英特尔此次针对中国市场的特供版Gaudi 3 AI芯片的推出，无疑将引发业界对于AI芯片出口管制政策以及国际科技竞争格局的进一步关注和讨论。
英语如下：
**News Title: Intel’s China-Exclusive AI Chips Severely Underperform, Drop 92% in Performance**
Keywords: Intel, China-Exclusive, AI Chip Performance Drops 92%
News Content: # Intel Unveils China-Exclusive AI Chips with 92% Performance Reduction
Intel Corporation recently revealed in the white paper for its Gaudi 3 AI chips that it plans to launch a special edition tailored for the Chinese market. These exclusive edition chips include the HL-328 OAM compatible interposer card and the HL-388 PCle acceleration card, scheduled to be released on June 24 and September 24 respectively.
Although the Chinese-exclusive Gaudi 3 maintains a high degree of consistency with the original version in hardware configuration, including 96MB on-chip SRAM, 128GB HBM2e high-bandwidth memory, 3.7TB/s bandwidth, and PCIe 5.0 x16 interface, the comprehensive computing performance (TPP) must be below 4800 to export to China due to U.S. export controls on AI chips. This results in the 16bit performance of the exclusive Gaudi 3 not exceeding 150 TFLOPS to meet U.S. export control requirements.
The original Gaudi 3 achieves a performance of up to 1835 TFLOPS on FP16/BF16, hence Intel may need to reduce the AI performance of the exclusive version by approximately 92% to comply with the regulations. This significant performance drop undoubtedly represents a major compromise for users in the Chinese market.
Experts in the industry have commented that while the performance of the exclusive Gaudi 3 may have been compromised, considering the vast market demand in China and the current international situation, this may be a strategic choice Intel has made to maintain its competitiveness in the Chinese market.
In any case, the launch of Intel’s Chinese-exclusive Gaudi 3 AI chips will undoubtedly trigger further attention and discussion in the industry about AI chip export control policies and the international technology competition landscape.
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