Microsoft Boosts HBM Bandwidth by 2.5x with Maia 300 Accelerator
<p>Microsoft is goosing its high-bandwidth memory (HBM) bandwidth from 7.1 TB per second with Maia 200 to 18 TBps with the new Maia 300, delivering a significant upgrade to the chip’s capability to move data for AI inference workloads while lowering per-token energy cost. Microsoft’s Scott Guthrie, the executive vice president of cloud and AI, […]</p>
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