India Plans to Develop Indigenous 2nm GPU by 2030 to Compete with NVIDIA

Manvendra HadaJune 9, 2025

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Three points you will get to know in this article:

1. The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing is engaged in the development of a 2 nm chip, planned for release by 2030.
2. C-Dac has been allocated $200 million to accomplish this effort.
3. It is probable that the Centre will collaborate with TSMC to produce the chips on a large scale at half the cost.

India Aims to Reduce Dependence on US Chipmakers with Homegrown GPU

To lessen its reliance on US chip manufacturers for essential AI technology, the Centre is said to be planning to create its own 2-nanometre (nm) graphics processing unit (GPU) from the ground up by 2030.

According to a Mint report citing senior officials familiar with the matter, engineers at the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-Dac) in Bengaluru have been assigned the task of developing the chip with a funding of $200 million (approximately INR 1,700 crore).

Another official stated that, according to NVIDIA’s product roadmap, state-of-the-art chips will be built on a 2 nm mode by 2028. “When we enter the year 2030, these chips will represent the most advanced GPUs.”

Apple’s iPhone currently uses the most advanced 3 nm chip.

Collaboration with TSMC Expected for Large-Scale, Cost-Effective Production

Furthermore, after the chip’s development, the Centre is expected to collaborate with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp (TSMC) for large-scale production of the chips at half the cost, according to sources who informed Mint.

GPUs are crucial for progressing in the AI competition and are utilized in AI data centres for machine learning tasks.