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China's next-gen CPUs and GPUs prepare to challenge last-gen Intel and AMD in 2027
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According to a report from ITHome, Loongson Technology, one of China’s most prominent fabless chipmakers, has officially announced during its 2025 annual and 2026 Q1 earnings calls that the company’s highly anticipated next-generation 3B6600 processor and 9A1000 graphics chip are on track for the retail market in 2027.
Key facts
- The Loongson chip will support DDR5 memory, PCIe 4.0, and HDMI 2.1
- The 3B6600 will max out at eight cores and 16 threads, with base and boost clock speeds of up to 2.5 GHz and 3 GHz, respectively
- The development of the 9A1000 began in 2023, with the initial goal of bringing the product to market by 2025
- Meanwhile, the 9A1000 is an entry-level graphics card that reportedly achieves performance comparable to the aging Radeon RX 550
Summary
Ryzen to the top: How AMD innovated in the gaming CPU market. Loongson began development of the 3B6600, the successor to the 3A6000, in 2024. The 3B6600 represents a significant evolution over the previous 3A6000 series, not only in core architecture but also in performance and power efficiency. The 3B6600 will max out at eight cores and 16 threads, with base and boost clock speeds of up to 2.5 GHz and 3 GHz, respectively.