Chinese Hardware Makers Double Down on SuperPoD
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-07-18
The post discusses the consensus and progress among Chinese hardware makers on large-scale cluster networking, noting that they fully realize the value of large-scale expansion domains and are converging on "supernode" architectures.
- Huawei Atlas 950: Displayed initial sales version at WAIC 2026, with 1024 NPUs per cabinet, 1 EFLOPS compute, 256 TB memory, and 3-microsecond round-trip latency.
- Cluster scaling: Although a single 950 SuperPoD cabinet hasn't reached Blackwell level, its key advantage is the ability to interconnect 128 cabinets.
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