Alibaba announces the Zhenwu M890, a new AI chip, and pairs it with upgrades to its AI model, according to reports from multiple outlets. The company says the M890 delivers about three times the performance of its predecessor, describing the improvement as a major step up in compute capability. Alibaba also positions the chip within the broader market for AI accelerators, noting that the performance level of the M890 is comparable to Nvidia’s H20-class chip. One report adds context that access to Nvidia chips remains stalled, framing Alibaba’s move as part of an effort to strengthen alternatives for AI hardware.
While the outlets emphasize different angles—one focusing on the chip’s performance and the model upgrade, and another adding the supply-access backdrop—they both report the same core details: Alibaba’s introduction of the Zhenwu M890, the claimed performance increase versus the previous generation, and the comparison to Nvidia’s H20 level.
