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SU · Scalable Unit

A repeatable build block (a defined MW + GPU + cooling + fabric increment) that capacity ramps are composed of.

Current numbers

~600 kWRubin Ultra Kyber rack (NVL144) on 800 VDC; ~4.8 MW per 8-rack SU (an NVL1152 domain)as of H2 2027 (announced) · register ↗
576 GPUs / SUNVIDIA GB200 SuperPOD scalable unit (8 systems); a 16-SU, 9,216-GPU cluster needs a three-tier switch BOM on the order of 1,000 boxesas of 2025 · register ↗
250 / 125 GB/sper scalable unit read / write, B300 SuperPOD 'Enhanced' tier (8-SU: 2,000 / 1,000 GB/s); write ≥ ½ read ruleas of 2025 · register ↗

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