Colossus II nearly triples compute to 1.7 GW in a year, targeting 1.2M Blackwell GPUs
XFreeze · x · 2026-11-08
- Estimated nameplate compute capacity reportedly grew from 600 MW (Sept 2025) to 1,400 MW (June 2026) and 1,700 MW (Sept 2026) — +1.1 GW in 12 months, a 183% jump, with 300 MW added in Q3 alone.
- The stated year-end targets: 1.2 million NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs installed and 2.5–3 GW of total capacity, roughly a fivefold expansion in 15 months, making it the largest known superintelligence data center by compute.
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