Nvidia’s next-generation Blackwell architecture, unveiled in March, has been the talk of the tech world. The company’s Blackwell CPU+GPU “Superchip” is expected to cost around $70,000 each, with the flagship 72-chip server fetching a price of $3 million. This pricing strategy aligns with Nvidia’s previous approach.
The Blackwell architecture is designed to be scalable, allowing it to be expanded into a supercomputer if desired. The average selling price of a single GB200 CPU+GPU combo is estimated to be around $60,000 to $70,000, and an individual Blackwell B100 accelerator will cost around $30,000 to $35,000. The B100 is designed as a drop-in upgrade to H100 and is the lowest-performing Blackwell SKU available, with B200 and GB200 sitting above it in the product stack.
Nvidia is expected to sell its Blackwell architecture to parties with significant financial resources later this year, with volume sales anticipated in early 2025. This comes at a time when Nvidia’s competitors are just starting to rev up their engines. AMD recently launched its MI300 accelerators and Intel launched its Gaudi 3 AI chips. Despite this, Nvidia is expected to continue its dominance in the industry.
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