With the introduction of the TPUv8t, their new training focused TPU, Google unveiled a new scale-out network architectur…
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SemiAnalysis reports that Google unveiled Virgo, a new scale-out network architecture paired with the training-focused TPUv8t chip, capable of interconnecting up to 134,400 chips at 47 petabits per second of non-blocking bi-sectional bandwidth.
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- Google introduced a new scale-out network architecture called Virgo alongside the TPUv8t.
- Virgo can interconnect up to 134,400 chips simultaneously.
- Virgo provides up to 47 Pbps of non-blocking bi-sectional bandwidth.
- TPUv8t is specifically designed as a training-focused TPU.
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Virgo is able to interconnect up to 134,400 chips with up to 47 Pbps of non-blocking bi-sectional bandwidth.