Chinese Scientists Create Revolutionary Analog Chip That Outperforms Top GPUs by 1,000x While Using 100x Less Energy

Nov 02, 2025
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Summary

Chinese researchers at Peking University develop groundbreaking analog chip using resistive memory that delivers 1,000x faster performance than top Nvidia and AMD GPUs while consuming 100x less energy, solving precision issues that have plagued analog computing for decades.

Key Points

  • Chinese researchers from Peking University develop a new analog chip using resistive random-access memory that performs calculations on physical circuits rather than binary code
  • The chip demonstrates 1,000 times faster performance than high-end Nvidia H100 and AMD Vega 20 GPUs while using 100 times less energy for complex communications problems
  • The breakthrough solves century-old analog computing precision issues by combining two circuits - one for fast approximate calculations and another for refined accuracy - making mass production feasible

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