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OCP v1.1 describes some GPU designs with 15-minute staging plus several minutes for activation

~15 min copy + activation (OCP example)observed

Value kindobserved — Reported measurements, counts, and specifications keep the precision and scope stated by their source; an exact specification is not treated as a range.
ScopeOCP v1.1 §2.1 gives this example for some modern GPU designs, not every product or current deployment. Measure copy/apply, arm, reset, retraining and health-check duration for the installed tuple.
As of2026
SourceOpen Compute Project, GPU Firmware Update Specification v1.1 §2.1 (p. 10). The source gives 15 minutes staging for some designs plus several minutes activation, without a publication date on the retrieved PDF. · §2.1, printed p. 10: example staging/activation durations for some modern GPU designs; §2.2 and §3 for phase and implementation requirements.
Reviewchecking…review by 2026-11-09 · standard cadence
Recorded changeslast 2026-09-16 · 2 revisions tracked
Claim idgpu-firmware-staging-time-per-node-plus-several

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