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TPU · Tensor Processing Unit

Google's custom AI accelerator chip, built around a systolic array for matrix math and used across its cloud and models.

Current numbers

9,600 chipsTPU 8t torus, announced 2026-04-22as of 2026-04-22 · register ↗
1,152 chipsTPU 8i Boardfly, announced 2026-04-22as of 2026-04-22 · register ↗
192 GBHBM3E per Ironwood (TPU v7) chip @ 7.37 TB/s; 4,614 FP8 TFLOPS; 6x memory vs Trilliumas of 2026 (GA) · register ↗

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