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TDP · Thermal Design Power

A vendor-defined thermal/design rating used to size a product's power and cooling envelope. Its definition and test basis vary by product; TDP is not necessarily measured sustained electrical input, typical workload draw, or maximum/peak power.

Use the vendor's named product definition and test basis. Keep TDP separate from measured sustained input, typical workload power, peak/transient limits, and the system-level rack design rating.

Also written as: Thermal Design Power

Current numbers

132 kW nominal TDP: 115 kW liquid + 17 kW airNVIDIA GB200 NVL72 by HPE: 132 kW nominal rack TDP, with 115 kW liquid and 17 kW air heat-removal dutiesas of 2026-10 · register ↗
2.3 kW TDP support per Rubin GPU (Pegatron)Pegatron's published TDP for each Rubin GPU in its RA4803-72N3 rack; an OEM rating, not measured drawas of 2026-10 · register ↗
132 kW HPE GB200 nominal TDP / up to 142 kW GB300 full rack (NVIDIA)per dense training rack (HPE GB200 NVL72 ~132 kW nominal TDP; GB300 up to 142 kW in NVIDIA's RA)as of HPE V6 2026-09-08; NVIDIA RA accessed 2026-10-05 · register ↗

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