Nvidia’s Mini Computer: Another AI Revolution?

A new revelation by Nvidia at the CES sparks curiosity.

New technologies are pouring in, and we are constantly in a flow to adapt and integrate. With so many global innovations surrounding us, there has been another addition to this tech stream.

Nvidia’s CEO, Jensen Huang, astonished the audience at the CES event in Las Vegas with this innovation — a $3000 mini computer. In his elaborate keynote, Huang followed the footsteps of the late Steve Jobs’ surprise reveal — Project Digits based on an Nvidia chip called GB10.

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Huang received the limelight as he introduced the mini computer having the capability to run the Nvidia AI stack.

Digits is by far the world’s first personal AI mini computer. It is created by compressing the world’s largest supercomputers in research labs. This fascinating tech is possible due to the GB10 superchip — a system-on-a-chip (SOC) based on the Nvidia Grace Blackwell architecture. It can deliver around 1 petaflop of AI performance. The GPU is paired with an ARM-based CPU.

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NVIDIA worked with MediaTek to build the superchip. ‘Digits’ is portable and equipped with a power outlet similar to mobile devices.  

What makes it amazing is its capability to handle 200b LLMs. It’s like placing an AI supercomputer on the desk. Digits also comprises 128GB with a unified DDR5X memory and NVMe storage of up to 4TB.

This mini supercomputer is super powerful and can be slipped into your bag. The size and features make it a perfect fit for prototyping, fine-tuning, and running large AI models.

In a world flooded with innovation and dominated by AI, Digits could be a complete game-changer. It’s like making Blackwell portable enough to place on desktops.

The surprise reveal may end up surprising us with its features and applications.