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chips per Ironwood pod = 42.5 FP8 ExaFLOPS, ~1.77 PB aggregate HBM, OCS 3D-torus

9,216observed

Value kindobserved — Reported measurements, counts, and specifications keep the precision and scope stated by their source; an exact specification is not treated as a range.
ScopeThe 1.77 PB figure is the guide's arithmetic (9,216 chips x 192 GB), an aggregate across distributed HBM, not a cache-coherent pool or a separately measured Google memory figure.
As of2025-04 (announcement)
SourceGoogle Cloud
Reviewchecking…review by 2027-04-30 · standard cadence
Recorded changeslast 2026-10-15 · 2 revisions tracked
Claim idchips-per-ironwood-pod-42-5-fp8-exaflops-1-77

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