HIVE Digital's Paraguay-based A40 GPUs match Nvidia H100 performance in AI training benchmark
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Dr. Guneet Kaur
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Cryptocurrency miner and digital infrastructure company HIVE Digital Technologies, in collaboration with Columbia University researchers, demonstrated that its older-generation Nvidia A40 GPUs located in Paraguay can match the performance of Nvidia's flagship H100 chips for a specific AI training workload. This finding highlights the importance of software optimization in AI computing and supports HIVE's strategic expansion into AI infrastructure. The news boosted HIVE's share price.
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HIVE Digital Technologies said a research project conducted with Columbia University found that its older-generation Nvidia A40 graphics processors in Paraguay delivered performance comparable to Nvidia's flagship H100 chips for a specific artificial intelligence training workload
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