➀ The ASUS RS720-E12-RS8G is a 2U server supporting dual Intel Xeon 6 CPUs and up to three GPUs, including NVIDIA H100 NVL models;

➁ It features eight front NVMe drive bays, ten expansion slots (eight PCIe and two OCP NIC 3.0), and flexible storage/accelerator configurations;

➂ The design emphasizes thermal efficiency with tool-less components, modular risers, and ASUS-standard cooling solutions.

➀ NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang states China's AI hardware capabilities are nearly on par with the U.S., citing Huawei's CloudMatrix 384 system as a key competitor to NVIDIA's GB200 NVL72.

➁ Huawei's CloudMatrix 384 delivers 300 PFLOPs BF16 compute with optical interconnects, but consumes 2.3x more power per FLOP than NVIDIA's solution.

➂ Despite Huawei's progress, NVIDIA's 2025 AI compute shipments (25,000-35,000 GB200 racks) will vastly outpace China's domestic deployments.

➀ A startup introduces electromagnetic field signaling technology for underwater IoT monitoring;

➁ Huawei's AI server reportedly outperforms Nvidia's most powerful model, highlighting challenges to U.S. tech export restrictions;

➂ Cree launches single-die power LEDs with circular emitters for high-intensity lighting, and Airbus-developed Biomass satellite prepares to map Earth's forests in 3D.

➀ Singaporean prosecutors have been granted an additional eight weeks to deepen their investigation into a fraud case involving Nvidia Corp. chips.

➁ The case involves three men accused of shipping servers with Nvidia chips to China, which is prohibited under US export controls.

➂ The prosecutors may bring additional charges as they seek more evidence to support the case.

➀ NVIDIA's new Game Ready 576.28 GPU driver is released with a focus on bug fixes, particularly for GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs.

➁ The driver addresses a variety of issues, including game crashes, graphics corruption, and low idle GPU clocks.

➂ Specific fixes include crashes in games like Black Myth, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Horizon Forbidden West, as well as general issues like display flickers and GPU clock speed problems.

➀ The NVIDIA RTX 5090 GPU is now available in the UK at near MSRP (£2,099) with a free copy of DOOM: The Dark Ages until May 21st;

➁ Featuring 32GB GDDR7 VRAM, 21760 CUDA cores, and DLSS 4 support, this GPU targets 4K ultra gaming enthusiasts;

➂ Requires a robust PC setup due to its 600W power draw and 3.5-slot triple-fan cooling system.

➀ AMD denies rumors of canceling RX 9060 XT 8GB, confirms plans to launch at Computex;

➁ The GPU will offer 8GB and 16GB variants, priced around $350, with a $30-$50 gap between models;

➂ Concerns arise over 8GB VRAM's viability in 2025 gaming, as competitors like NVIDIA's RTX 5060 Ti face similar limitations.

➀ MSI's yellow-tipped 12V-2x6 power cables for RTX 5090 GPUs, designed to prevent melting, still experienced thermal damage during a user's gaming session at 400W load.

➁ NVIDIA's connector design lacks per-pin current balancing, forcing uneven load distribution and risking individual pin overheating up to 150°C.

➂ Solutions like Asus' shunt resistors and Zotac's safety lights highlight alternative approaches, but users demand NVIDIA to address inherent power delivery flaws.

➀ AMD is facing challenges in catching up with NCCL and needs exclusive access to a persistent cluster of at least 1,024 MI300 class GPUs.

➁ AMD's RCCL library is a fork of Nvidia's NCCL and requires significant engineering hours to sync with Nvidia's major refactor.

➂ AMD is planning to rewrite RCCL from scratch to stop being a fork of NCCL.

➃ NVIDIA's NCCL continues to advance with new features and performance improvements.

➄ AMD has made progress in software infrastructure but is falling behind in ML libraries.

➅ AMD lacks support for features like disaggregated prefill and NVMe KV Cache Tiering.

➆ Recommendations are made to both AMD and NVIDIA for improving their competitive positions.

➀ NVIDIA launched DOCA Argus, a cybersecurity solution for BlueField-3 DPUs, aimed at enhancing threat detection in AI compute nodes;

➁ It leverages the DPU's hardware to perform agentless memory forensics, offering up to 1000x faster performance than traditional methods;

➂ NVIDIA positions this as a key value-add for BlueField-3 DPUs in securing AI infrastructure and data workflows.

➀ NVIDIA 的 GeForce RTX 50 系列显卡基于 Blackwell 架构，预计将推出 Super 版本；

➁ 新款 Super 版本将采用 3GB GDDR7 内存芯片，这是桌面显卡首次使用；

➂ GeForce RTX 5080 Super 将配备 24GB VRAM，而 GeForce RTX 5070 Super 将配备 18GB VRAM。

➀ Huawei plans to sample its Ascend 910D AI processor by late May, targeting competition with NVIDIA's 2022-era H100 GPU;

➁ Mass production of the 910D is slated for Q1 2026 using SMIC's 7nm process, with a focus on datacenter efficiency;

➂ While the 910D matches H100 in AI inference tasks, it lags in training performance, though rack-scale configurations may narrow the gap at the cost of energy efficiency.

➀ The Dell PowerEdge R770 is a highly versatile 2U server offering extensive configuration flexibility for storage, networking, and AI workloads;

➁ Supports up to 40 E3.S SSDs, NVIDIA H100 NVL GPUs, and dual Intel Xeon CPUs, emphasizing scalability for high-performance tasks;

➂ Features Dell's BOSS dual-boot SSD system and modular PCIe risers, enhancing serviceability and adaptability for diverse enterprise needs.

➀ The Supermicro AS-2115HV-TNRT is a 2U rackmount workstation combining an AMD Threadripper Pro CPU, support for up to four dual-slot GPUs, and high-speed 100GbE networking;

➁ It features eight front-mounted U.2 NVMe drive bays, out-of-band management, and optimized airflow for GPU-intensive workloads;

➂ The system supports CPU and memory overclocking while maintaining server-grade reliability, making it ideal for AI, graphics rendering, and high-performance computing applications.

➀ The Nintendo Switch 2 is expected to have good performance, though not on par with PlayStation 5 Pro or Xbox Series X;

➁ The Switch 2 is rumored to support 4K resolution and up to 120 fps frame rates when docked;

➂ Nintendo Switch 2 is priced at $450 with a release date of June 5th.

➀ This article highlights a prebuilt ABS gaming system with significant savings;

➁ The system features AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU and Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GPU;

➂ It offers 32GB of DDR5 6000MHz memory and a 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD.

➀ The Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti 8GB struggles in many games due to insufficient VRAM;

➁ Performance drops significantly, frame time stutters, and texture pop-in issues are common;

➂ The 8GB model falls behind the 16GB version, and the limitations are evident even at 4K ultra settings.

➀ NVIDIA has released a hotfix driver version 576.15 based on the 576.02 driver release, addressing over half a dozen additional bugs, mainly affecting GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs.

➁ The hotfix aims to resolve issues such as game crashes, shadow flickers, lower idle GPU clocks, temperature monitoring bugs, and more.

➂ User feedback on the hotfix is mixed, with some reporting improvements while others still encounter issues.

➀ Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang is said to have warned President Trump about the risks of China's chip policy benefiting Huawei;

➁ The New York Times reports that China is expected to fund AI datacentres worldwide under the Belt and Road initiative, possibly using Huawei chips instead of Nvidia's;

➂ Nvidia fears the spread of these datacentres could lead to the export of Chinese standards and surveillance capabilities.