Alright, so here’s the thing. I stumbled on this bit about Huawei’s new AI gizmo, the CloudMatrix 384—or as I like to call it, “the gadget giving NVIDIA a run for its money.” And no, I promise I’m not getting paid by Huawei to say that. Anyway—wait, where was I?
Right, Huawei. They’re kind of making waves, especially in China, where they’re rubbing elbows with the big tech players. Seriously, ten of these companies have grabbed onto Huawei’s high-tech toy like it’s the last piece of cake at a party. They’re coy about who exactly these companies are, though. Typical.
Now, about this AI cluster. Imagine a bunch of Ascend 910C chips having a wild party, all wired up in some fancy “all-to-all topology” setup. That’s what’s going down in the CM384. Overkill, right? We’re talking 300 PetaFLOPS of some jargon-y computation measure. Double what NVIDIA’s thingamajig does, apparently.
But here’s the kicker—power consumption. I glanced at this bit and thought, “Yikes!” It’s like having an electric bill that makes your wallet cry. Consumes nearly four times what NVIDIA’s rig does. So, if you were hoping for eco-friendly, maybe look elsewhere, yeah?
Oh, and if you’ve got, say, $8 million burning a hole in your pocket, you might get just one of these bad boys. Compare that to NVIDIA’s cost-effective—but maybe less shiny—option. Clearly, Huawei’s banking on the “Made in China, beat the West” angle over the budget-friendly one.
Anyway—yup, got sidetracked again. It’s an exciting time in tech, especially if you’re into competitive showdowns of silicon and circuits. But whether Huawei’s making NVIDIA sweat or not? Guess we’ll see.
