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NVIDIA's latest innovation, the Blackwell platform, has revolutionized extreme-scale AI inference with its advanced hardware and software capabilities. By redefining the limits of just how big we can go when it comes to processing complex AI models, Blackwell is poised to meet the growing demand for AI and enable the creation of AI factories that produce intelligence using the largest and most complex AI models.
NVIDIA's new architecture, Blackwell, is designed for extreme-scale AI inference. The platform redefines limits on processing complex AI models by scaling up individual computers rather than just scaling out data centers. NVLink chip-to-chip technology enables seamless communication between CPU and GPUs, reducing latency and increasing throughput. GB200 NVL72 systems act as one giant virtual GPU, making factory-scale AI inference possible. NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet and Quantum-X800 InfiniBand switches facilitate unified efforts at the data center level. NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPUs boost AI performance by offloading non-AI tasks.
NVIDIA's latest innovation has sent shockwaves throughout the tech world, as the company announces its newest architecture designed specifically for extreme-scale AI inference. The NVIDIA Blackwell platform is poised to redefine the limits of just how big we can go when it comes to processing complex AI models.
According to the data provided by NVIDIA, the current frontier AI models have hundreds of billions of parameters and are estimated to serve nearly a billion users per week. However, as these models continue to grow in complexity, scaling out a data center to harness thousands of computers becomes necessary. But far greater performance and energy efficiency can come from first scaling up: by making a bigger computer.
This is where the NVIDIA Blackwell platform comes into play. The architecture redefines the limits of just how big we can go, making it possible for AI factories to produce intelligence using the largest and most complex AI models. With Blackwell at its core, these factories require infrastructure that can adapt, scale out and maximize every bit of compute resource available.
To achieve this, NVIDIA has developed a new high-speed interconnect technology, known as NVIDIA NVLink chip-to-chip, which enables seamless communication between the CPU and GPUs, resulting in lower latency and higher throughput for AI workloads. This technology is not only faster but also unlocks new possibilities for AI at scale.
The integration of all this advanced hardware and software, compute and networking enables GB200 NVL72 systems to unlock new possibilities for AI at scale. Each rack weighs one-and-a-half tons, featuring more than 600,000 parts, two miles of wire and millions of lines of code converged. It acts as one giant virtual GPU, making factory-scale AI inference possible, where every nanosecond and watt matters.
But what really sets NVIDIA Blackwell apart is its ability to scale out the world's largest AI factories. With tens of thousands of Blackwell NVL72 systems converging to create an AI factory, working together isn't enough. They must work as one. To achieve this, NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet and Quantum-X800 InfiniBand switches make this unified effort possible at the data center level.
Each GPU in an NVL72 system is connected directly to the factory's data network, and to every other GPU in the system. GB200 NVL72 systems offer 400 Gbps of Ethernet or InfiniBand interconnect using NVIDIA ConnectX-7 NICs. This allows for fast transfer of data between the GPUs, making it possible to scale out AI factories.
Furthermore, NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPUs do their part to boost AI performance by offloading and accelerating non-AI tasks that keep the factory running: networking, storage and security. The AI Factory Operating System, known as NVIDIA Dynamo, orchestrates and coordinates AI inference requests across a large fleet of GPUs, ensuring that AI factories run at the lowest possible cost to maximize productivity and revenue.
The data provided by NVIDIA shows that the world's largest-planned computing clusters are being built on the Blackwell and Blackwell Ultra architectures, with approximately 1,000 racks of NVIDIA GB300 systems produced each week. This is a testament to the power and flexibility of the Blackwell platform, which is poised to revolutionize extreme-scale AI inference.
In conclusion, NVIDIA's latest innovation, the Blackwell platform, has sent shockwaves throughout the tech world. With its advanced hardware and software, compute and networking, it redefines the limits of just how big we can go when it comes to processing complex AI models. As the demand for AI continues to grow, the Blackwell platform is poised to meet that demand, enabling the creation of AI factories that produce intelligence using the largest and most complex AI models.
Related Information:
https://www.digitaleventhorizon.com/articles/NVIDIA-Blackwell-Revolutionizing-Extreme-Scale-AI-Inference-deh.shtml
https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/blackwell-ai-inference/
Published: Thu Sep 18 12:10:58 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
