Musk Reveals xAI Infrastructure: Minihard and Macroharder Pack 220k GB300s
kevinnbass · x · 2026-07-30
Elon Musk revealed more details about xAI's compute infrastructure plans. In addition to the known "Macroharder," they are building a new data center cluster named "Minihard."
Key specs for both clusters:
- Equipped with a massive 220,000 GB300 GPUs each.
- Utilizing 800-gig NICs.
- Minihard will feature an improved, much denser physical configuration.
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