Nvidia DGX B300 Servers Hit $1.1M on China's Black Market
US export crackdowns have more than doubled black market prices for Nvidia's AI chips and servers in China.
Nvidia's AI hardware is getting absurdly expensive on China's black market. Prices have more than doubled as the US tightens its export crackdown, making it riskier, harder, and costlier to get hands on the company's processors.
The flagship DGX B300 server now commands a staggering $1.1 million on the illicit market. That's the price of doing business when your supply chain runs through smuggling networks instead of official channels.
The US crackdown on illicit exports is clearly having an effect — just not the one that kills demand. Instead, it's inflating prices and pushing transactions further underground. Chinese buyers still want Nvidia's chips badly enough to pay a massive premium.
For Nvidia, it's a strange position: their hardware is so dominant in AI that even sanctions can't suppress appetite for it.