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Kimi K3 2.8T model requires advanced hardware beyond NVIDIA DGX B200

The Kimi K3 2.8T model is exceptionally large, requiring specialized hardware beyond a single NVIDIA DGX B200 system. To accommodate its size, configurations involving GB300 NVL72, B300, or MI355X systems are necessary due to the substantial memory per GPU. While ganging multiple nodes with WideEP is a potential solution, the limited inter-node bandwidth of the B200 presents a challenge compared to systems like NVL72. AI

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Kimi K3 2.8T model requires advanced hardware beyond NVIDIA DGX B200

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    Kimi K3 2.8T is so large that it will not fit on a single NVIDIA DGX B200, even at FP4. A GB300 NVL72, B300, or MI355X system is required, as each GPU has 288 G

    Kimi K3 2.8T is so large that it will not fit on a single NVIDIA DGX B200, even at FP4. A GB300 NVL72, B300, or MI355X system is required, as each GPU has 288 GB of memory. One optimization that could make Kimi K3 fit on B200 is to gang multiple nodes together and use a https://…