Atlas 960
#10 in AI Inference HardwareHuawei · v960 · since 2026-09-17 · 2× · last seen Oct 27, 2026
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The Atlas 960E SuperPoD was unveiled by Huawei at HUAWEI CONNECT 2026 (September 17, 2026, Shanghai). It connects up to 4,096 Ascend 960 NPUs via UnifiedBus and the Hi-ONE near-packaged optics engine. According to the manufacturer it delivers 8 EFLOPS FP8, 16 EFLOPS FP4 and up to 1 PB HBM, and is fully liquid-cooled. These are manufacturer claims and not independently verified.
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| Platform | Ascend 960 NPUs, UnifiedBus, Hi-ONE NPO, fully liquid-cooled, up to 4,096 NPUs |
| Compute Performance (FLOPS/TOPS) | 8 EFLOPS FP8 / 16 EFLOPS FP4 (system, per Huawei) |
| Release Date | September 17, 2026 (unveiled at HUAWEI CONNECT 2026) |
| Memory | Up to 1 PB HBM (system, per manufacturer) |
| Availability | Q3 2027 (per press report; no official date in Huawei's English release) |