Alibaba's New AI Chip Unveiled: Key Specifications Comparable to H20

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On September 16, according to a report aired on CCTV News, a comparison of key parameters between domestically produced cards and NV cards revealed that the latest PPU chip developed by Pingtouge, a subsidiary of Alibaba and designed for artificial intelligence, surpasses NVIDIA's A800 in all major parameter metrics and is comparable to the H20. Compared with other domestic AI chips, Pingtouge’s PPU also mostly leads in these indicators.

In terms of specific parameters:
Memory: Alibaba Pingtouge PPU is equipped with 96GB of HBM2e, surpassing NVIDIA A800's 80GB HBM2e and matching the memory capacity of NVIDIA H20. However, H20 integrates HBM3, which is one generation ahead;**
Inter-chip interconnect bandwidth: Alibaba Pingtouge PPU reaches up to 700GB/s, higher than A800’s 400GB/s, but slightly lower than H20;
Interface: Alibaba Pingtouge PPU supports PCIe 5.0×15, superior to A800’s PCIe 4.0×16 and on par with H20;
Power consumption: Alibaba Pingtouge PPU maintains the same level as NVIDIA A800 at 400W, lower than H20’s 550W.

According to the report, the list of signed agreements for China Unicom’s Sanjiangyuan Green Electricity Intelligent Computing Center project showcases collaborations with multiple domestic AI chip brands under signed or proposed agreements.
Among them, the total number of devices in signed projects amounts to 1,747 units, comprising 22,832 computing cards with a total computing power of 3,479P. Specifically:
Alibaba Cloud Ten Thousand Cards: A total of 1,024 devices, 16,384 Pingtouge computing cards, with computing power reaching 1,945P;
Chinese Academy of Sciences: A total of 512 devices, 4,096 Muxi computing cards, with computing power reaching 984P;
Beijing Jingtai: A total of 83 devices, 1,328 BR100 computing power cards, with a computing power of 450P;
Zhonghao Core Electronics: A total of 128 devices, with a computing power of 200P.

In addition, the total computing power of the proposed contracted projects is 2,002P, including computing power cards from Taichu Yuanjie, Suizhi Technology, and Moore Threads.