🚀 Microsoft Unveils the Maia 200 AI Chip: A Game Changer for AI Performance 🚀
Today, Microsoft has announced its latest advancement in artificial intelligence—a successor to its original in-house chip, the Maia 200. This powerful AI accelerator is built on TSMC’s cutting-edge 3nm process and boasts impressive capabilities, including:
- 3x FP4 performance compared to Amazon’s third-generation Trainium.
- Superior FP8 performance exceeding Google’s seventh-generation TPU.
- Over 100 billion transistors designed for large-scale AI workloads.
Scott Guthrie, EVP of Microsoft’s Cloud and AI division, highlighted that the Maia 200 is engineered to run today’s largest AI models while ensuring room for future innovations. Notably, it delivers 30% better performance per dollar than previous generations.
With early access for academics and AI developers, the Maia 200 is already rolling out in Azure’s US Central region.
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