Huawei Begins Delivering CloudMatrix 384 AI Clusters to Chinese Clients, Costing Triple NVIDIA’s GB200 NVL72 System

Alright, so here’s the thing. Huawei’s doing something wild with this new CloudMatrix 384 AI cluster — kinda like they’re throwing a curveball at NVIDIA. Let me take a moment to just say… why am I not shocked? They’ve been sneaking up with this stuff for a while now, especially in China where there’s a whole different tech vibe.

So, right, Huawei’s out there, not chilling, but sprinting with their AI toys or whatever. Someone told me — maybe it was in a dream or something, I don’t know — that they’ve been going hard at this tech game, making this AI cluster all in-house. No outsourcing, nada. You gotta respect that grind, considering it’s supposed to be like neck-and-neck with NVIDIA’s big dog server, the GB200 NVL72. Apparently, ten companies are already onboard with this thing. I wonder if their data centers are all jazzed up now, soaking in all those AI waves. No names dropped yet, though. Mysterious much?

But hey, tech races are their thing now, especially with this CloudMatrix 384. It’s like, forget needing outside help. China’s flinging its own digital sand in the face of the global market. I guess Huawei’s busy building its own tech empire — CloudMatrix and its 384 Ascend 910C chips dancing together like it’s a salsa party or something.

Did I mention the specs? So complex, yet intriguing. They’ve crammed five times the Ascend chips compared to NVIDIA’s server. That’s a lot of tech muscle flexing. Supposedly, this cluster can do 300 PetaFLOPS in BF16. Honestly, I don’t even really know what that means, but it sounds badass. Downside? It guzzles power like a thirsty camel in a desert — over three times what NVIDIA’s server does. Kinda hilarious in a way if you think about eco-friendly tech aspirations. Awful perf/watt, they say.

Oh, and the price tag! Eight million bucks for one of these bad boys. That’s luxury car money. They’re definitely not aiming for the budget crowd, more like showing off the in-house craftsmanship, and telling the West, “Hey, check this out!”

Anyway — sorry, got a bit tangled there. But Huawei’s clearly up to something. They’re like the tech underdog nipping at the heels of the big guys. Interesting times, right?