Godson: Push 7nm chip, move to open market in 2025, and compete with X86 and ARM in 2035

Speaking of domestic CPUs, I believe you are familiar with Godson. After all, among the six domestic CPUs, Godson may have the highest degree of self-development, especially the Godson 3A/3C5000 series processor launched last year, but it uses the self-developed instruction set LongArch.
However, we all know the disadvantages of Godson. First, there is still a big gap between its performance and that of Intel/AMD of the same era. Second, Godson does not have a mature and complete software ecosystem.
Godson: Push 7nm chip, move to open market in 2025, and compete with X86 and ARM in 2035
Because of these two shortcomings, Loongson has not really entered the C-end consumer market in an all-round way, that is, it has not really entered the open market. It is still more in the B-end market, such as education, government, and government procurement.
Because in the open market, there are powerful CPUs such as Intel and AMD, but Loongson still can’t beat it. At the same time, in the C-end market, everyone is too dependent on Windows. In addition, the Windows system and X86 series form a wintel alliance, covering the entire hardware and software market. Loongson really has no advantage.
Godson: Push 7nm chip, move to open market in 2025, and compete with X86 and ARM in 2035
To be honest, CPU that can’t completely go to the open market is also not competitive enough, which is not the goal of Loongson. So recently, Hu Weiwu, chairman of Loongson, said that he hoped that Loongson could go to the open market in 2025, basically complete the independent information system, and go to the international market by 2030.
In addition, Hu Weiwu has put forward a bigger goal. By 2035, he hopes that Loongson will be able to compete with X86 and ARM to form a tripartite confrontation. That is, Loongson’s instruction set, LongArch, will be as powerful as X86 and ARM.
Godson: Push 7nm chip, move to open market in 2025, and compete with X86 and ARM in 2035
In order to achieve this goal, the next step of Godson is to launch the new chip Godson 3A/3C6000 series. This chip still uses the 12nm technology, with a frequency of about 2.5GHz, but the architecture will be upgraded, from the current GS464V to LA664, and the number of cores will also be 4-16.
In addition, the 3A/3C7000 series will be launched as soon as possible, and this chip will have a major upgrade in the process, spanning 7 nm, and its performance will reach the CPU level of the mainstream market, about 2024.
I don’t know what you think of Godson’s goal? If Loongson can compete with X86 and ARM in terms of performance and ecology, it is not impossible for them to compete in the future. On the contrary, it is difficult.