Moore Threads Is Being Touted as the “NVIDIA of China” Ahead of Its Mega-IPO, But Is the Firm Truly Worthy of the Title?

Moore Threads, the company we are familiar with that produces gaming GPUs, is on its way to a mega-IPO in Shanghai, and some call the Chinese firm the “NVIDIA” of the region.

Moore Threads: An Old Story Starting With Gaming GPUs That Match AMD/NVIDIA GPUs From Several Years Ago

With the IPO hype, many people have recently become aware of Moore Threads, but for those who have been following us consistently, it’s clear what the Chinese GPU firm has accomplished over the years. We’ll dive into that later, but for now, let’s discuss Moore Threads’ upcoming IPO in Shanghai, which is reportedly the largest in the domestic GPU space. It is reported that the IPO has drawn over 4,000 subscriptions from retail investors, and more importantly, the firm plans to raise $1.1 billion through its IPO at Shanghai STAR.

Of course, the magnitude of interest in the firm’s IPO is so massive that it has been making headlines in the Western media, with CNBC calling Moore Threads ‘NVIDIA of China’, and claiming that it’s Beijing’s push towards being self-reliant in the race for AI chips. But, it’s important that we dive into technicals, instead of sticking to headlines out there, since as far as what has been disclosed publicly, Moore Threads doesn’t have a ‘capable’ AI chip solution to showcase to the world for now, and while there are reports of the firm developing a 7nm-based platform, we are yet to see its showcase.

What we do know is that Moore…