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GPU · Graphics Processing Unit

A massively parallel processor that became the workhorse of AI training and inference.

Current numbers

186 GBGB200 usable HBM per GPUas of 2026-09 · register ↗
~1–3% tuned servingBlackwell (B200) confidential-computing overhead for a tuned LLM serving stack — 30–40% for a stock stack, ~10–13% for eight-GPU CC trainingas of 2026-09 · register ↗
under 45 min (4 GPU) / under 2.25 hr (8 GPU)DCGM level-4 estimated runtime, current documentation (4-GPU vs 8-GPU systems) — measure it on your own node typeas of 2026-09 · register ↗

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