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NVIDIA reportedly testing lower-memory Rubin Ultra GPUs amid HBM shortage

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NVIDIA is reportedly exploring configurations for its Rubin Ultra GPU that feature reduced memory capacities, potentially as low as 192 GB. This move comes amid a persistent shortage of high-bandwidth memory (HBM), which is critical for advanced AI accelerators. The company is also considering a step back to HBM4 memory technology for these configurations. AI

IMPACT Potential adjustments in GPU memory configurations could impact the cost and availability of AI training hardware.

RANK_REASON This is a report about potential hardware configurations and supply chain issues for a specific GPU model, not a core AI release or significant industry event.

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NVIDIA reportedly testing lower-memory Rubin Ultra GPUs amid HBM shortage

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Is this shooting yourself in the foot? Asking for a friend. # AI # nvidia https://www. tomshardware.com/pc-components /gpus/nvidia-reportedly-testing-lower-memo

    Is this shooting yourself in the foot? Asking for a friend. # AI # nvidia https://www. tomshardware.com/pc-components /gpus/nvidia-reportedly-testing-lower-memory-configs-of-rubin-ultra-as-memory-shortage-bites-back-designs-tested-include-as-little-as-192-gb-and-step-back-to-hbm4

    LINKS tomshardware.com/…/nvidia-reportedly-test… tomshardware.com/pc-components

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