China’s Lisuan G100 Gaming GPU Gains INT8 Support, Making It Suitable for AI Workloads

The Lisuan G100, widely considered China’s most capable homegrown gaming GPU to date, has taken a major step forward. Already praised for performance rivaling NVIDIA’s RTX 4060, the G100 now officially supports INT8 operations, significantly enhancing its suitability for AI workloads.

According to a report by ITHome, the inclusion of INT8 operations positions the G100 as not just a gaming GPU but also as a competitive option for AI training and inference tasks, where 8-bit integer precision is critical for accelerating performance. Until now, only a handful of Chinese GPUs, such as the Moore Threads S4000, offered this capability.

Why INT8 Matters for AI

INT8 (8-bit integer) operations allow GPUs to perform AI computations more efficiently by reducing precision without significantly impacting accuracy. This makes inference and edge AI workloads faster and more power-efficient. With INT8 support, the G100 can now handle tasks like neural network inferencing, computer vision, and large-scale AI processing, which were previously dominated by NVIDIA and AMD solutions.

Benchmark Performance

Based on MyDrivers data, the Lisuan G100 achieves 111,290 points in Geekbench OpenCL, putting it close to NVIDIA’s RTX 4060 (101,028) and trailing the RTX 4060 Ti (129,826).

Geekbench OpenCL Scores (Approximate):

Geekbench OpenCL Benchmark

These results suggest that Lisuan has managed to deliver both competitive gaming performance and now, with INT8 support, AI readiness.

Architecture and Market Prospects

Built on Lisuan’s proprietary “TrueGPU Tiantu” architecture and supported by an independent software stack, the G100 marks a serious attempt to establish a Chinese alternative to Western GPUs. The company has hinted at exploring AI accelerator markets, depending on the success of the G100’s gaming debut.

Mass production of the G100 is reportedly underway, with retail availability expected by the end of 2025. If performance claims hold up in consumer markets, the G100 could become a dominant domestic option in China’s gaming and AI sectors.

Do you think Lisuan’s G100 could become a true challenger to NVIDIA and AMD, or will supply and ecosystem limitations hold it back?