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NVIDIA Announces Inference-Optimized Chips

Date: April 15, 2025
Company: Google
Category: Hardware & Infrastructure

Narrative

New chip line specifically for inference. 5x performance/watt vs Blackwell for inference. Lower cost. Targeting reasoning model deployment.

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Reality

Specifications detailed but shipping Q3 2025. Performance claims credible based on architecture. Pricing competitive with Google TPU and AWS Trainium. Pre-orders from hyperscalers strong.

Implication

Acknowledged inference economics as distinct from training. Reasoning model proliferation created inference demand surge. Competition from cloud providers intensified. Inference became largest AI workload.

Tags

  • nvidia
  • chip-design
  • inference
  • efficiency