NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra GPUs Begin Shipping to AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud for AI Training
NVIDIA has begun shipping its next-generation Blackwell Ultra GPUs to major cloud providers, promising 2.5x AI training performance over the Hopper generation.
NVIDIA has commenced shipments of its Blackwell Ultra GPU architecture to major cloud providers, including AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud.
Technical Specifications
The Blackwell Ultra features 288GB of HBM3e memory per GPU, with memory bandwidth of 8TB/s.
Cloud Availability
AWS will offer Blackwell Ultra instances through a new "p6" instance family, while Microsoft Azure is launching "ND H200 v3" instances, and Google Cloud will offer them through its A4 Mega VMs.
Market Impact
NVIDIA's stock has risen 340% over the past 18 months as demand for AI infrastructure continues to outpace supply.
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