Nvidia Unveils Next-Gen Blackwell AI Chip, Promises Massive Performance Leap for Generative AI

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unveiled the company's next-gen AI chip, Blackwell G200, at the GTC 2024 conference. It's the successor to the Grace Hopper GPU line.

Blackwell binds two silicon squares functioning as one unit. Huang said it can easily replace Hopper chips in existing data centers.

Huang brought out a functioning Blackwell board with 2 chips and 4 dyes, calling it "a miracle" packing so much computation in a small space.

Blackwell's inference capability is "off the charts" and about 30 times Hopper's, making it powerful for generative AI.

Nvidia will start shipping Blackwell chips "later this year," though supply constraints are likely after the initial launch. The stock hit an all-time high in March amid the generative AI boom.