Huawei Ascend 910C vs Huawei Ascend 950PR

The Ascend 910C delivers 60% more FP16 throughput than the Ascend 950PR (800 vs 500 TFLOPS dense).

Ascend 910C: Da Vinci v2 (dual-die), 2025 Ascend 950PR: Da Vinci v3, 2026

FP16 dense lead

+60%

Ascend 910C: 800 vs 500 TFLOPS

Memory

128 vs 128 GB

Same capacity

Bandwidth

3.2 TB/s vs 1.6 TB/s

Ascend 910C moves data faster

TDP

600 W vs 900 W

Ascend 910C draws 300 W less

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Huawei Ascend 910C

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What is the Huawei Ascend 910C?

The Ascend 910C is an NPU from Huawei on the Da Vinci v2 (dual-die) architecture, an accelerator built for AI inference. It is an OAM module, the open accelerator format used in multi-GPU servers. Ascend 910C full specifications →

Can I rent the Ascend 910C in the cloud?

Flopper is not tracking any live rental listings for the Ascend 910C yet. The provider directory lists the clouds that rent comparable accelerators on demand. GPU cloud providers →

How does the Ascend 910C compare with other accelerators?

This page sets the Ascend 910C against the Ascend 950PR. The Ascend 910C is the older generation of the two. Both are Huawei parts, and both ship as an OAM module, so they fit the same class of system. The compare tool builds the same comparison for any two parts in the catalogue. All GPU comparisons →

Where do the Ascend 910C figures come from?

Every Ascend 910C figure on this page traces to Huawei's own datasheet or specification table. How Flopper verifies specifications →

Huawei Ascend 950PR

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What is the Huawei Ascend 950PR?

The Ascend 950PR is an NPU from Huawei on the Da Vinci v3 architecture, an accelerator built for AI inference. It is an OAM module, the open accelerator format used in multi-GPU servers. Ascend 950PR full specifications →

Can I rent the Ascend 950PR in the cloud?

Flopper is not tracking any live rental listings for the Ascend 950PR yet. The provider directory lists the clouds that rent comparable accelerators on demand. GPU cloud providers →

How does the Ascend 950PR compare with other accelerators?

This page sets the Ascend 950PR against the Ascend 910C. The Ascend 950PR is the newer generation of the two. Both are Huawei parts, and both ship as an OAM module, so they fit the same class of system. The compare tool builds the same comparison for any two parts in the catalogue. All GPU comparisons →

Where do the Ascend 950PR figures come from?

Huawei published the Ascend 950PR figures in marketing material rather than a datasheet, and Flopper has no independent confirmation of them. How Flopper verifies specifications →

Specifications

Ascend 910C

Ascend 950PR

Architecture

Da Vinci v2 (dual-die)Da Vinci v3

Launch Year

20252026

Form Factor

OAMOAM

Memory

128 GB128 GB

Memory Bandwidth

3.2 TB/s1.6 TB/s

TDP

600 W900 W

Process Node

SMIC 7nm—

Spec

Ascend 910C

Ascend 950PR

Architecture Da Vinci v2 (dual-die)Da Vinci v3

Launch Year 20252026

Form Factor OAMOAM

Memory 128 GB128 GB

Memory Bandwidth 3.2 TB/s1.6 TB/s

TDP 600 W900 W

Process Node SMIC 7nm—

Performance (TFLOPS)

Ascend 910C

Ascend 950PR

50 TFLOPS

800 TFLOPS 500 TFLOPS

1,000 TFLOPS

FP6

2,000 TFLOPS

1,600 TOPS

Precision

Ascend 910C

Ascend 950PR

50 TFLOPS

800 TFLOPS 500 TFLOPS

1,000 TFLOPS

FP6

2,000 TFLOPS

1,600 TOPS

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FLOPS by Precision

What actually differs

The Ascend 950PR is the newer part: Da Vinci v3 (2026) against the Ascend 910C's Da Vinci v2 (dual-die) (2025).

Both carry 128 GB of memory. Bandwidth is 3.2 TB/s against 1.6 TB/s, which sets the ceiling on decode speed.

Power is 600 W against 900 W, and at FP32 the Ascend 910C does more work per watt. Weight the FP8 and FP16 rows for LLM work and the FP64 row for HPC.

New to the terms? The glossary explains FP32, BF16, FP16, FP8, FP4, INT8, Sparsity and TFLOPS.

Frequently asked questions

What is better, the Ascend 910C or the Ascend 950PR?

The Ascend 910C, on throughput. At FP16 precision the Ascend 910C reaches 800 TFLOPS dense against 500 TFLOPS for the Ascend 950PR. The performance table on this page lists every published precision for both GPUs.

Which should you choose, the Ascend 910C or the Ascend 950PR?

Choose the Ascend 910C for training and high-throughput inference: it has 60% more FP16 throughput than the Ascend 950PR. The Ascend 910C draws 300 W less power, which matters in an air-cooled or power-capped rack.

Which has more memory, the Ascend 910C or the Ascend 950PR?

Both GPUs carry 128 GB of memory. Memory bandwidth is 3.2 TB/s for the Ascend 910C and 1.6 TB/s for the Ascend 950PR.

How much power do the Ascend 910C and the Ascend 950PR draw?

The Ascend 910C is rated at 600 W TDP and the Ascend 950PR at 900 W. On FP32 throughput per watt, the Ascend 910C is the more efficient part.

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Huawei Ascend 910C vs Huawei Ascend 950PR

Huawei Ascend 910C

What is the Huawei Ascend 910C?

Can I rent the Ascend 910C in the cloud?

How does the Ascend 910C compare with other accelerators?

Where do the Ascend 910C figures come from?

Huawei Ascend 950PR

What is the Huawei Ascend 950PR?

Can I rent the Ascend 950PR in the cloud?

How does the Ascend 950PR compare with other accelerators?

Where do the Ascend 950PR figures come from?

Specifications

Performance (TFLOPS)

FLOPS by Precision

What actually differs

Frequently asked questions

What is better, the Ascend 910C or the Ascend 950PR?

Which should you choose, the Ascend 910C or the Ascend 950PR?

Which has more memory, the Ascend 910C or the Ascend 950PR?

How much power do the Ascend 910C and the Ascend 950PR draw?

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