Nvidia Unveils New AI Superchip Blackwell, Aims to Advance AI While Curbing Data Center Energy Use
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Nvidia unveiled its new Blackwell superchip for AI systems, 30x faster than previous chips. It spent $10 billion developing it.
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Blackwell enables connecting many GPUs for lower carbon footprint when training large AI models. It also accelerates data processing.
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Nvidia dominates 80% of the AI chip market currently, but faces competition from Intel, AMD, startups, and its own customers.
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Blackwell and future chips need to scale up power while driving down costs and energy use for wider AI adoption. Data centers' energy use is expected to double by 2030.
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Chip manufacturing is concentrated in Taiwan, so growing semiconductor demand could strain global supply chains. Tensions over Taiwan also threaten access to vital chips.