Huawei Ascend 910C vs Huawei Ascend 970

The Ascend 970 delivers 2.5x the FP16 throughput of the Ascend 910C (2,000 vs 800 TFLOPS dense). The Ascend 970 also carries 160 GB more memory (288 GB vs 128 GB).

Ascend 910C: Da Vinci v2 (dual-die), 2025 Ascend 970: Da Vinci v5, 2028

FP16 dense lead

2.5x

Ascend 970: 2,000 vs 800 TFLOPS

Memory

128 vs 288 GB

160 GB more for the Ascend 970

Bandwidth

3.2 TB/s vs 14.4 TB/s

Ascend 970 moves data faster

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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 970. 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 970

Leads on FP16 Full specs →

What is the Huawei Ascend 970?

The Ascend 970 is an NPU from Huawei on the Da Vinci v5 architecture, an accelerator built for AI inference. It is an OAM module, the open accelerator format used in multi-GPU servers. It has been announced but is not yet shipping. Ascend 970 full specifications →

Can I rent the Ascend 970 in the cloud?

Flopper is not tracking any live rental listings for the Ascend 970 yet. The provider directory lists the clouds that rent comparable accelerators on demand. GPU cloud providers →

How does the Ascend 970 compare with other accelerators?

This page sets the Ascend 970 against the Ascend 910C. The Ascend 970 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 970 figures come from?

Huawei published the Ascend 970 figures in marketing material rather than a datasheet, and Flopper has no independent confirmation of them. How Flopper verifies specifications →

Specifications

Ascend 910C

Ascend 970

Architecture

Da Vinci v2 (dual-die)Da Vinci v5

Launch Year

20252028

Form Factor

OAMOAM

Memory

128 GB288 GB

Memory Bandwidth

3.2 TB/s14.4 TB/s

TDP

600 W—

Process Node

SMIC 7nm—

Spec

Ascend 910C

Ascend 970

Architecture Da Vinci v2 (dual-die)Da Vinci v5

Launch Year 20252028

Form Factor OAMOAM

Memory 128 GB288 GB

Memory Bandwidth 3.2 TB/s14.4 TB/s

TDP 600 W—

Process Node SMIC 7nm—

Performance (TFLOPS)

Ascend 910C

Ascend 970

50 TFLOPS

800 TFLOPS 2,000 TFLOPS

4,000 TFLOPS

FP6

8,000 TFLOPS

1,600 TOPS

Precision

Ascend 910C

Ascend 970

50 TFLOPS

800 TFLOPS 2,000 TFLOPS

4,000 TFLOPS

FP6

8,000 TFLOPS

1,600 TOPS

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FLOPS by Precision

What actually differs

The Ascend 970 is the newer part: Da Vinci v5 (2028) against the Ascend 910C's Da Vinci v2 (dual-die) (2025).

The Ascend 970 carries 160 GB more memory (288 GB against 128 GB), so larger models fit on one GPU before you shard. Bandwidth is 3.2 TB/s against 14.4 TB/s, which sets the ceiling on decode speed.

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 970?

The Ascend 970, on throughput. At FP16 precision the Ascend 970 reaches 2,000 TFLOPS dense against 800 TFLOPS for the Ascend 910C. The performance table on this page lists every published precision for both GPUs.

Which should you choose, the Ascend 910C or the Ascend 970?

Choose the Ascend 970 for training and high-throughput inference: it has 2.5x the FP16 throughput of the Ascend 910C. It also carries 160 GB more memory, so larger models fit on one GPU before you shard.

Which has more memory, the Ascend 910C or the Ascend 970?

The Ascend 970 carries 288 GB of memory versus 128 GB for the Ascend 910C. Memory bandwidth is 3.2 TB/s for the Ascend 910C and 14.4 TB/s for the Ascend 970.

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Huawei Ascend 910C vs Huawei Ascend 970

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 970

What is the Huawei Ascend 970?

Can I rent the Ascend 970 in the cloud?

How does the Ascend 970 compare with other accelerators?

Where do the Ascend 970 figures come from?

Specifications

Performance (TFLOPS)

FLOPS by Precision

What actually differs

Frequently asked questions

What is better, the Ascend 910C or the Ascend 970?

Which should you choose, the Ascend 910C or the Ascend 970?

Which has more memory, the Ascend 910C or the Ascend 970?

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