Dynamic Insight Beating AI News: Huawei has accelerated the release timeline for the next-generation Ascend 960 by nine months. Last year, the official plan was to launch it in Q4 2027; today, Huawei announced that the Ascend 960DT will be ready in Q1 2027—three quarters ahead—and the 960PR will follow in Q3. The Ascend 960DT delivers 2 PFLOPS FP8 and 4 PFLOPS FP4 computing power per chip, with up to 288GB of HBM and a bandwidth of 9.6 TB/s. Huawei also unveiled a new Ascend 960 super-node, capable of connecting 4,096 NPUs in a single system to deliver 8 EFLOPS FP8 computing power and 1 PB of HBM. It is the first to adopt NPO (placing the optical engine near the chip) technology, replacing approximately 48,000 800G optical modules with just 5,500 Hi-ONE units. Huawei claims this reduces power consumption by over 550 kW. Huawei will continue its annual Ascend product cycle while expanding super-nodes using Lingqu and optical interconnect technologies to boost system-level computing power beyond individual chips.
Huawei Brings Forward the Release of the Ascend 960 Chip by Nine Months and Launches a 4,096-Card Super Node with NPO
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Huawei announced crypto-related news today, accelerating the release of its Ascend 960 chip by nine months. The Ascend 960DT will launch in Q1 2027, followed by the 960PR in Q3. The 960DT delivers 2 PFLOPS of FP8 and 4 PFLOPS of FP4 compute power, with 288GB of HBM and 9.6TB/s bandwidth. A 4,096-card super node, utilizing NPO technology, provides 8 EFLOPS of FP8 performance and 1PB of HBM. The system reduces power consumption by over 550 kilowatts by replacing 48,000 800G optical modules with 5,500 Hi-ONE units. This update brings new token listings closer for AI and blockchain applications.
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