Nvidia's Blackwell AI chip has overheating issues on servers

DNVN - On November 18, The Information reported that Nvidia's Blackwell AI chip was experiencing overheating problems on servers, raising concerns from some customers about the lack of time to operate new data centers.

Nvidia Corporation's supercomputer. Illustration photo: REUTERS/TTXVN

According to inside sources, the Blackwell GPU experienced excessive heat when operating in a server cabinet capable of holding up to 72 chips.

Nvidia has asked suppliers to change the structure of server cabinets multiple times to fix the temperature issue, based on feedback from Nvidia engineers and customers with knowledge of the issue provided to The Information.

An Nvidia spokesperson said in a statement that the company is working closely with major cloud providers and engineering teams to address the issue. Nvidia said these technical adjustments are normal and planned.

In March, Nvidia introduced the Blackwell chip line, which was expected to launch in the second quarter of 2024. However, this plan has been delayed, affecting major customers such as Meta Platforms (Facebook), Alphabet's Google and Microsoft.

The Blackwell chip is intended to be a pioneer in graphics processing and artificial intelligence. With a design consisting of two interconnected silicon cells, Nvidia claims that this chip line can improve processing performance up to 30 times compared to the previous generation, especially in applications such as chatbots. The product is expected to play an important role in large data centers and AI applications that require high computing power.

Thanh Mai (t/h)

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