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Nvidia unveils successor to all-conquering AI processor

New processor design called Blackwell is multiple times faster at handling the models that underpin AI, the company said

Blackwell forms part of the next version of the company’s “superchip” lineup, meaning it’s combined with Nvidia’s central processing unit called Grace. Picture: Getty

Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia, showed off new chips aimed at extending his company’s dominance of artificial intelligence computing, a position that’s already made it the world’s third-most-valuable business.

A new processor design called Blackwell is multiple times faster at handling the models that underpin AI, the company said at its GTC conference in San Jose, California. That includes the process of developing the technology — a stage known as training – and ...