NVIDIA, AMD, Intel — Move Over. China's First GPU Gets Microsoft Certification and Is Ready to Hit the Market

Lisuan Tech officially confirmed that its gaming graphics card LX 7G100 has successfully passed Microsoft certification under the Windows Hardware Quality Labs program. The Chinese manufacturer has become the fourth in the world to hold this status, following NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel. At the same time, the company showed off its production line and announced the retail launch date: the card will be available in China starting May 20.

The LX 7G100 is built on a 6nm process using its proprietary TrueGPU architecture. According to Lisuan Tech, the development of the compute core, instruction set, and entire architecture was done entirely in-house, without acquiring external licenses. The card comes with 12GB of GDDR6 memory and is primarily aimed at gaming. According to unofficial sources, its performance level is close to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, and the list of compatible titles includes projects like Cyberpunk 2077, Black Myth: Wukong, and Resident Evil 4 Remake. Additionally, the device supports OpenGL, Vulkan, and Unity, making it suitable not just for entertainment but also for working with a number of professional applications.

Besides the gaming LX 7G100, the eXtreme LX family includes three more models (LX Max, LX Ultra, and LX Pro) aimed at workstations and servers. They are all based on the same 6nm chip, but only the gamer version has received WHQL certification so far. For Chinese GPU companies, the WHQL certificate is not just a line in the spec sheet — it removes one of the major barriers. Until now, the software side has remained the weakest link in their products, and even successful hardware solutions suffered from unstable drivers and compatibility issues. Against this backdrop, getting approval from Microsoft's lab looks like a sign that Chinese graphics cards are gradually catching up to the level of a mass-market product, rather than remaining niche devices for the domestic market with a long list of caveats.

It's worth noting that the news came almost simultaneously with the release of a factory video. The company showed off its workshop, assembly, and testing process, clearly aiming to respond to skeptics who accused it of making drawn-out promises without an actual product. The gaming graphics card is scheduled to go on sale on May 20, while another consumer card — the LX 7G106 is expected a little later, during the June sales period.

For now, we're only talking about the Chinese market. Lisuan Tech hasn't made any statements about international expansion plans, but the very fact of WHQL is essentially a ready-made 'pass' into the Windows ecosystem without any additional approvals. If such a device makes it to overseas retailers, users can simply plug the card into a slot and get a working driver through the standard system update mechanism.

What do you think — will Lisuan Tech eventually be able to compete on equal footing with NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel outside of China, or will this story remain a local experiment? Share your thoughts in the comments.