Hey tech enthusiasts! 📣 Google just dropped some groundbreaking news that's set to shake up the cloud computing world! 🌐 On Tuesday, they unveiled the details of their new Arm-based central processing unit (CPU) called Axion, alongside the latest version of their data center artificial intelligence chip, the TPU v5p. 🎉
Why's this a big deal?
Google's tensor processing units (TPUs) are among the few strong contenders against Nvidia's advanced AI chips. But here's the catch: you can only access them through Google's Cloud Platform—no direct purchases. 😅 With the introduction of Axion, Google plans to offer a CPU that boasts superior performance over traditional x86 chips and other general-purpose Arm chips in the cloud. 🌥️
What they're saying 💬
Mark Lohmeyer, VP and GM of Compute and Machine Learning Infrastructure at Google Cloud, shared, \"We're making it easy for customers to bring their existing workloads to Arm. Axion is built on open foundations but customers using Arm anywhere can easily adopt Axion without re-architecting or re-writing their apps.\" 🙌 Sounds like a game-changer for developers everywhere!
The bigger picture 📸
Rival cloud giants like Amazon and Microsoft have been developing their own Arm CPUs to stand out in the market. While Google has crafted custom chips for YouTube, AI, and smartphones, Axion marks their first venture into creating a CPU. 🛠️ It's a significant move that could redefine cloud computing services.
By the numbers 🔢
Google's new TPU v5p chip is designed to run in pods of a whopping 8,960 chips! 🤯 This setup achieves twice the raw performance of the previous TPU generation. To keep things cool (literally), they're utilizing liquid cooling technology. 💧
As for Axion, it promises a 30% performance boost over general-purpose Arm chips and a 50% improvement over current x86 chips from Intel and AMD. That's a serious power-up! ⚡
What's next? 🚀
Google plans to power services like YouTube Ads on Google Cloud with Axion \"soon.\" For those eager to get started, the TPU v5p is already available on Google's cloud platform as of Tuesday. Time to dive in! 🌊
Stay tuned!
This announcement could be just the tip of the iceberg 🧊 in cloud computing advancements. Keep your eyes peeled, amigos! 👀 The future just got a whole lot more exciting! 🎇
Reference(s):
cgtn.com
