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Microsoft adopts NVIDIA Blackwell to power the next frontier of AI supercomputing

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MattVegas
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Nov 19, 2024
We are pleased to announce the launch of the first cloud private preview of the Azure ND GB200 V6 VM series, based on the NVIDIA accelerating computing platform. This latest VM, powered by the NVIDIA...
Updated Nov 19, 2024
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Nov 19, 2024

Great news!

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Dec 05, 2024

They are also better for sustainability too! The IEA World Energy Outlook stated "NVIDIA's 
Blackwell Platform cut energy consumption by around 75% compared to the previous 
generation of graphics processing unit (GPU) chips" and NVIDIA say the B200 consumes 25% less power than it's H100 predecessor, even though it has a 30x performance increase.