Key facts
- Science minister Bae Kyung-hoon said Nvidia confirmed the 260,000-GPU supply pledge to South Korea stands.
- Bae said the commitment holds despite the resignation of Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang.
- Bae said the two sides will keep working on linking Korean-made AI chips with Nvidia's platform.
- Bae said joint work continues on AI computing infrastructure and physical AI research and talent development.
- Yonhap reported the tie-up involves Samsung Electronics, SK Group, Hyundai Motor Group and Naver Cloud building AI centers on Blackwell GPUs.
South Korea's Science and ICT Minister Bae Kyung-hoon said on November 13, 2026 that Nvidia had confirmed it would go ahead with a previously announced pledge to supply 260,000 advanced graphics processing units to South Korea. Bae said in a post on X that the commitment stands despite the resignation of Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang.
The 260,000-GPU agreement was reached last year at Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings when Huang visited South Korea, according to the Reuters report. Yonhap reported that Nvidia announced a plan in October to supply GPUs to South Korea to build large-scale AI factories, and that the tie-up involves the South Korean government and Samsung Electronics, SK Group, Hyundai Motor Group and Naver Cloud, each establishing AI computing centers powered by Nvidia's Blackwell GPUs.
Bae said Nvidia and South Korea would also continue to work on several joint projects, including linking Korean-made AI chips with Nvidia's platform, building AI computing infrastructure and joint research and talent development in physical AI. Yonhap reported that Bae, writing on Facebook, said the science ministry had held a meeting with Nvidia on pending issues.