NVIDIA unveils BlueField-4 DPU, integrating Grace CPU and ConnectX-9 networking to achieve 800Gbps throughput
At its GTC conference in Washington, D.C., NVIDIA unveiled the NVIDIA BlueField-4 Data Processor (DPU), which will comprehensively enhance AI data storage, network transmission, and security through software-defined acceleration capabilities, transforming data centers into secure and intelligent AI infrastructure. NVIDIA describes it as the core engine driving "AI factory operating systems." The launch of BlueField-4 is to address the unprecedented scaling of AI factories and the explosive demand for handling trillion-token workloads. Core Architecture: Grace CPU + ConnectX-9, Significantly Improved Performance and Scalability. BlueField-4 represents a major upgrade in hardware architecture, integrating: • NVIDIA Grace CPU...