Google TPU 8i Boardfly system
1,024 active chips (1,152 connected)observed
| Value kind | observed — Reported measurements, counts, and specifications keep the precision and scope stated by their source; an exact specification is not treated as a range. |
|---|---|
| Scope | Google: up to 1,024 active chips of 1,152 connected by Boardfly (36 groups of 8 boards × 4 chips, groups linked through OCS). Google does not say why only 1,024 of the 1,152 are active. Announced topology, not a guaranteed service slice or a general coherent memory space. |
| As of | 2026-04-22 |
| Source | Google architecture account, published 2026-04-22. |
| Review | checking…review by 2026-12-05 · standard cadence |
| Recorded changes | last 2026-10-05 · 2 revisions tracked |
| Claim id | part8-tpu8i-domain |
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