ByteDance, Alibaba, Tencent said to order 3M+ NVIDIA RTX PRO 5500 GPUs
10/20/2026 — 10/20, 21:19·2 sources (all)·2 reports (all)
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- Reuters, citing people familiar with the matter, reports that ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent have ordered more than 3 million of NVIDIA's ne…
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On October 20, 2026, Techmeme reported, citing Reuters and people familiar with the matter, that ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent had placed orders for more than 3 million of Nvidia's new RTX PRO 5500 graphics cards, with a combined sticker price above $35 billion. According to the report, the three companies were racing to secure less powerful chips that comply with export controls. The available material covers only the ordering stage: it does not specify delivery timelines, how the units would be split among the buyers, or each company's individual purchase volume, and none of the three companies or Nvidia is quoted responding in the reports.
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Latest turnTencent, Alibaba and ByteDance have reportedly ordered $35 billion worth of Nvidia RTX Pro 5500 workstation GPUs, an export-compliant model, according to Tom's Hardware. Demand is said to far exceed Nvidia's planned production.
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Tencent, Alibaba and ByteDance have reportedly ordered $35 billion worth of Nvidia RTX Pro 5500 workstation GPUs, an export-compliant model, according to Tom's Hardware. Demand is said to far exceed Nvidia's planned production.
Tom's HardwareAI score 57ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent have ordered more than 3 million of Nvidia's new RTX PRO 5500 GPUs at a combined sticker price above $35 billion, Reuters reported, citing sources. The three are racing to secure less powerful chips that comply with export controls.
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