Loongson's latest 3B6600 CPU & 9A1000 GPU won't arrive until next year, and feature performance on par with years-old hardware.
Loongson Aims To Enter DRAM & Android Segment, While Its Upcoming 2027 CPU & GPU Offerings Look A Bit Lackluster
We have long been covering Loongson, and the company has come a long way. The chipmaker has been launching brand new chips for the domestic Chinese markets in the PC and Server space. These products, while only able to match several years older hardware from the competition, and while this may sound a bit underwhelming, it should be stated that Loongson has been developing chips that show potential & that in itself is very impressive given the hurdles that Chinese manufacturers have to face due to restricted technology access.
Loongson 3B6600 CPU Comes With Integrated Graphics & Matches Intel 12th Gen
Recently, Loongson Technology made an update on its existing projects, mainly the 3B6600 CPUs and the 9A1000 GPU. The 3B6600 CPUs are expected to feature the LA864 CPU and the LG200 GPU cores. This chip is a mainstream offering designed for domestic PCs, including desktops and laptops. Compared to the 3A6000, the 3B6600 CPU is said to showcase 30% improvement in performance at the same clocks in pre-silicon testing.
Internal estimates also show that the 8-Core Loongson 3B6600 will offer around 60-80 points in the SPEC 2006 single-core tests. This shows performance potential close to Intel's 12th Gen CPUs, which launched in 2021. Phoronix recently tested the 3B6000, which is based on the older LA664 architecture, & has built-in graphics within the chipset.
The CPU was far behind the latest AMD Ryzen 9000 (Zen 5) and Intel Core Ultra 200 (Arrow Lake) chips, but compared to older CPUs, such as Intel 10th Gen and AMD Zen 2, the architecture offers good performance in single-core workloads, which it is designed for. With 3B6600 promising a 30% boost in performance, we can expect some decent figures against Intel 12th Gen and AMD Zen 3 CPUs.
The company is also making its 3C6000 server CPUs with up to 64 cores, and the next-gen 3D7000 CPU lineup with 32+ core chiplets for over 128 cores.
Loongson 9A1000 - A Radeon RX 550 GPU In 2027
Besides CPUs, Loongson has also been developing its own GPU for a while now. Their primary product is called the 9A1000 and is said to offer performance capabilities similar to a Radeon RX 550, a 2017 GPU.
Once again, there's nothing ground-breaking about this GPU, as it is meant to offer the most basic-level display capabilities across thousands of mainstream PCs featuring Loongson's CPUs. The GPU is said to be compliant with new APIs, offering a 25% speed-up in clock speed, 20% reduction in core area, and a 70% reduction in power consumption. This new GPU will offer 5 times the performance of Loongson's older 2K3000 solution, and deliver up to 40 TOPS of AI compute. Loongson also promised to offer drivers that are compatible with the Windows OS.
Loongson has said the 9A1000 GPU was taped out in September 2025, while the 3B6600 CPU has reached design completion and will tape out by the third quarter of 2026. Both products are expected to launch next year, with engineering samples planned for the second half of 2026.
Next-Gen GPUs Planned, But Next Horizon Might Be DRAM & Android Segments
During the investors' call, Loongson was asked about its next GPU plans, and the company stated that future GPUs, such as 9A2000, will be aimed at a higher-performance offering and is already working on the design. Meanwhile, the 9A3000 GPU will utilize a sub-10nm process technology and will take time to develop since it requires investments in custom PHYs, memory interfaces, and PCIe interfaces.
The company also teased its entry into the DRAM segment and is already researching the memory markets. Loongson is said to have partnered with domestic manufacturers to develop logic silicon wafers for HBM chips. So it could be possible that future Loongson GPUs use their own in-house HBM solutions.
And lastly, Loongson is also looking to venture into the Android market and is keeping its eye open for the right moment and opportunity. They state that they are currently looking into the Android ecosystem, with plans to leverage the open-source HarmonyOS.
News Source: ITHome
About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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