Huawei has begun selling a powerful AI chip cluster to Chinese clients, positioning it as a costly but viable Nvidia alternative amid US export bans.

SINGAPORE—Huawei Technologies is gearing up to test its newest and most powerful artificial-intelligence processor, which the company hopes could replace some higher-end products of U.S. chip giant Nvidia.

China’s Huawei Technologies Co. is getting ready to test a new and powerful artificial intelligence processor that the company hopes can replace some products made by US-based Nvidia Corp., the Wall Street Journal reported.