China's CAICT Releases First-Ever Benchmark for AI Infrastructure Operations, Covering Five Domestic Chips

The China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) has officially released the first-ever benchmark for AI infrastructure operations. According to QbitAI, the benchmark covers five mainstream domestic chip platforms, aiming to provide a standardized reference for evaluating the operational capabilities and performance of AI infrastructure.

The release marks a significant step toward standardization of AI infrastructure in China. With the rapid development of domestic AI chips, scientifically assessing and comparing AI operations efficiency across different chip platforms has become a critical challenge — one that CAICT's benchmark is designed to address.

By covering five domestic chip platforms, the benchmark takes into account real-world scenarios for domestic substitution, offering enterprises and research institutions an authoritative reference for selecting and deploying domestic AI infrastructure. It is also expected to drive optimization and adaptation of domestic chips within the AI operations ecosystem.

Specific evaluation items and methodology details have not yet been fully disclosed, but the industry broadly views this initiative as a positive force for raising the overall level of AI infrastructure operations in China.