Nvidia aims to solve AI's water consumption problems with direct-to-chip cooling — claims 300X improvement with closed-loop systems

Nvidia's GB200 NVL72 and GB300 NVL72 AI systems achieve 25 times greater energy efficiency and 300 times better water efficiency by using closed-loop direct-to-chip liquid cooling, at the cost of expensive data center redesigns.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-aims-to-solve-ais-water-consumption-problems-with-direct-to-chip-cooling-claims-300x-improvement-with-closed-loop-systems

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