Huawei Begins Delivering CloudMatrix 384 AI Clusters to Chinese Customers; Priced at Triple the Cost of NVIDIA’s GB200 NVL72 System

You ever had one of those moments where you’re just sort of meandering through tech news, and then—bam—you hit a nugget that makes you go “Whoa!” That’s kinda how Huawei’s been shaking up the scene with their CloudMatrix 384 AI cluster. Now apparently, some big fish in the Chinese tech pond are getting all googly-eyed over it. I mean, considering what NVIDIA’s been dishing out, this is like a popcorn-munching showdown.

So, here we are, with Huawei just chipping away at NVIDIA’s claim to fame, especially in China. They keep coming out with stuff like the CloudMatrix 384, which sounds like it came from a sci-fi novel. I heard it’s all home-grown tech. Like, how cool is that? Anyway—or wait, did I already say anyway?—ten companies are already getting cozy with these servers, so yeah, they’re pretty jazzed about it.

We’re talking big-time tech giants, though nobody’s spilled the beans on who exactly. Kind of a mystery, right? But they’re apparently tight with Huawei. And there’s all this buzz that China might not need to cross oceans to get its hands on top-notch tech anymore. Wild, huh?

Oh, and get this—there are 384 Ascend 910C chips in this thing, all connected up in some wizardry called “all-to-all topology.” Whatever that means. But hey, with five times more chips than NVIDIA’s GB200, it’s like stuffing a clown car with, well, more clowns.

But, of course, there’s always a catch. The power consumption is like, whoa, let’s just say it’s not winning any eco-friendly medals. Almost four times what NVIDIA’s munching on. Makes you wonder if they’re just playing numbers games. Who knows?

And brace yourself for the price—$8 million a pop. It’s like buying a golden goose that eats diamonds. The point isn’t even to be cheap, but it’s about waving that “made-in-house” flag high and proud. Not exactly a bargain bin purchase, but hey, if it’s giving the big boys like NVIDIA a run for their money, maybe that’s worth the splurge.