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NVLink-5 per-GPU scale-up bandwidth, bidirectional (NVL72 = ~130 TB/s rack aggregate); ~18x a 400 Gb/s scale-out NIC per direction (900 vs 50 GB/s each way)

1.8 TB/s bidirectional (~0.9 TB/s per direction)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.
ScopeNamed NVIDIA generation/platform, bidirectional aggregate convention; not delivered collective bandwidth, cache coherence or arbitrary mixed-platform performance.
As of2025-05-18
SourceNVIDIA announcement dated 2025-05-18.
Reviewchecking…review by 2026-08-20 · standard cadence
Recorded changeslast 2026-09-16 · 4 revisions tracked
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