Huawei 960 racks hit 200kW per cabinet in 2027, still 4x behind Blackwell
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-09-25
The author found ChatGPT's "watch this space" feature unexpectedly useful for checking power density figures.
- After being called out for citing wrong 950/960 power density numbers, verification showed the 960's 2027 version is denser and more efficient, at 200kW per cabinet
- That's still roughly a 4x disadvantage versus Nvidia Blackwell
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