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Price of #Nvidia's #VeraRubin #NVL72 racks skyrockets to $8.8M apiece, but #server makers' margins will be tight — Nvidia is moving closer to shipping entire full-scale systems
#Blackwell #NVL72 #rackscale system costs $2.8 – $3.4M for an #AI training and #HPC NVL72 #GB200 and $6M to $6.5M for an AI inference NVL72 #GB300
Vera Rubin NVL72 #VR200 systems are currently quoted at $5M - $7M per unit.
Nvidia has never confirmed the list prices of its NVL72 or #NVL144 products.
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/price-of-nvidias-vera-rubin-nvl72-racks-skyrockets-to-as-much-as-usd8-8-million-apiece-but-server-makers-margins-will-be-tight-nvidia-is-moving-closer-to-shipping-entire-full-scale-systems

#AMD Says “#Helios” Racks And #MI400 Series #GPU On Track For 2H 2026
AMD has been working on the Open Rack Wide v3 specification, a double-wide rack that AMD calls “Helios” and that is the platform for delivering #rackscale compute based on the “Altair” MI400 series GPU accelerators. This series includes the #MI450, #MI430X, and the #MI455X for the Helios rackscale systems, which will have 64, 72, or 128 GPUs per system, and possibly MI440X for eight-way system nodes.
https://www.nextplatform.com/2026/02/23/amd-says-helios-racks-and-mi400-series-gpus-on-track-for-2h-2026/

#AMD threatens to go medieval on Nvidia with #Epyc and #Instinct: What we know so far
AMD teased its next-generation #AI accelerators at #CES2026, with CEO Lisa Su boasting the #MI500-series will deliver a 1,000x uplift in performance over its two-year-old #MI300X #GPU.
if AMD wants to stay competitive with Nvidia, MI500-series will need to deliver performance on par with if not better than Rubin Ultra Kyber racks.
AMD joins the #rackscale race with #MI455X #Helios racks.
https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/07/mi500x_amd_ai/

#AMD taking #AI fight to #Nvidia with #Helios #rackscale system
#CEO #LisaSu says next-gen #MI400 #GPU and architecture gaining traction with #hyperscalers
"Helios integrates our Instinct MI400 Series GPUs, Epyc Venice CPUs and Pensando NICs in a double-wide rack solution optimized for the performance, power, cooling and serviceability required for the next generation of AI infrastructure and supports Meta's new open rack wide standard," Su said
https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/05/amd_pins_its_hopes_on/

NextGen #MI450 #AI Lineup, #AMD Says There Will Be ‘No Excuses, No Hesitation’ in Choosing Team Red Over NVIDIA In AI Workloads
In terms of what to expect with #MI400 lineup, you are looking at integration of #HBM4, up to 432 GB, this will bring massive bandwidth improvements. AMD plans to aggressively expand #rackscale options with MI400 series as well, introducing highly anticipated #Helios rack as well, which is claimed to rival Vera Rubin's top configuration on-paper.
https://wccftech.com/with-the-mi450-amd-says-there-will-be-no-excuses-no-hesitation-in-choosing-team-red-over-nvidia/