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NVIDIA said Tuesday that it plans to integrate its Grace CPU and ConnectX-9 SuperNIC into the next-generation BlueField-4 DPU to bring 800 Gbps of network throughput to future AI data centers for high-performance inferencing.
Designed to offload and accelerate networking, storage and security workloads from the server's host CPU, BlueField-4 is set to debut in NVIDIA's Vera Rubin rack-scale platforms next year. The DPU, which was slated to be announced during NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's keynote at its GTC DC event, is expected to become available for other server platforms.
In a briefing with journalists and analysts on Monday, Dion Harris, a senior director at NVIDIA, said BlueField-4 is "designed to power the operating system of AI factories" and will deliver six times more compute compared to BlueField-3, which became generally available in 2023 and offers 400 Gbps of network throughput.
Among the BlueField supporters in the channel are global solution provider powerhouses Accenture, Deloitte and World Wide Technology, which are preparing to offer BlueField-4 to enterprises, governments and manufacturers, according to NVIDIA.