# Huawei's next-gen Ascend NPUs could become China's best option

DevFeed: [Huawei's next-gen Ascend NPUs could become China's best option](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/huawei-s-next-gen-ascend-npus-could-become-china-s-best-option-42153.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/09/17/huaweis-next-gen-ascend-npus-could-become-chinas-best-option/5297320>)

Author: Tobias Mann

Published: 2026-09-17T21:07:51Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [www.theregister.com - Articles](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/www-theregister-com-articles.md>)

Topics: [huawei](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/huawei.md>), [ai and ml](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-and-ml.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [datacenter](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/datacenter.md>), [gpu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gpu.md>), [huawei](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/huawei.md>), [nvidia](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nvidia.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/systems.md>)

## AI overview

Huawei's next-generation Ascend NPUs are expected to arrive early, with the article reporting that they could offer performance exceeding Western alternatives and become China's strongest option.

## Source excerpt

960DT is set to arrive early, boasting performance far exceeding anything the West could offer the Middle Kingdom