Huawei just dropped its latest AI powerhouses at Huawei Connect in Shanghai: the Atlas 950 SuperPoD and Atlas 960 SuperPoD. These bad boys pack 8,192 and 15,488 Ascend chips respectively, making them the world's most powerful AI chip racks right now 🤯
So what is a SuperPoD? Think of a node like a supercharged gaming PC rack, and when you stack these racks together, you get a cluster—a mega-network that can crunch massive amounts of data in seconds. Huawei's vision? A supernode + supercluster solution that taps into the Chinese mainland's semiconductor smarts for long-term, sustainable AI compute.
Here's the breakdown:
- Atlas 950 SuperPoD: 8,192 Ascend chips
- Atlas 960 SuperPoD: 15,488 Ascend chips
These supernodes blow last-gen Atlas 900 out of the water—over 300 Atlas 900 racks are already powering startups and big players across internet, telecom, and manufacturing in the Chinese mainland. The Atlas 950 lands in late 2026, 960 in late 2027, and a 970 model is on deck for 2028 ⏳
Stack 'em up, and you get Huawei's new superclusters:
- Atlas 950 SuperCluster: 500,000 chips
- Atlas 960 SuperCluster: 1,000,000 chips
According to Eric Xu, Huawei's deputy chairman and rotating chairman, these clusters will outperform all others on the market, with the 950 supercluster at 2.5× the scale and 1.3× the compute power of xAI's Colossus 💪
What this means for us in South and Southeast Asia? Faster AI model training, smoother AR/VR experiences, better language apps, and more innovation from Bengaluru to Bangkok. Stay tuned—AI just got a serious power-up! 💥
Reference(s):
cgtn.com
