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Tenstorrent lancia i chip AI Wormhole ad alte prestazioni
Nuove soluzioni RISC-V scalabili e convenienti per l’AI

Highlights:

  • Tenstorrent introduces Wormhole AI chips based on RISC-V architecture.
  • Two configurations available: Wormhole n150 and n300.
  • Native scalability and Ethernet interconnect.
  • TT-QuietBox and TT-LoudBox workstations presented as complete solutions.

 

Tenstorrent launches new high-performance Wormhole AI chips, based on RISC-V architecture, promising unprecedented scalability and an impressive price-performance ratio.

 

Tenstorrent has recently introduced its innovative AI chips called Wormhole, featuring RISC-V architecture and scalability that promises to take performance to new levels. The company, led by chip expert Jim Keller, is known for its criticisms of NVIDIA’s handling of AI hype. With the new Wormhole processors, Tenstorrent aims to provide powerful yet cost-effective solutions without compromising scalability.

 

The Wormhole chips are offered in two configurations as PCIe cards: the Wormhole n150 and the Wormhole n300. The n150 model features a single processor with 72 Tensix cores. Each Tensix core includes five RISC-V cores, allowing for effective scalability and multi-chip development. The processor has a TDP of 160W and offers 262 TFLOPS of FP8 performance. The n150 card is equipped with 12 GB of GDDR6 memory with a bandwidth of 288 GB/s.

 

The Wormhole n300 model doubles the computing power of the n150, featuring two processors and 24 GB of GDDR6 memory. Despite appearing less powerful on paper compared to competitors like NVIDIA’s H100 AI GPUs, Tenstorrent focuses on native scalability to make its products competitive. Using Ethernet as the interconnect, multiple Wormhole processors can act as a single computing unit or be utilized individually, depending on the need.

 

In addition to AI chips, Tenstorrent has introduced new workstations, including the TT-QuietBox and TT-LoudBox. The TT-QuietBox is equipped with an AMD EPYC processor, liquid cooling, and four Wormhole n300 cards, totaling eight processors. The TT-LoudBox, on the other hand, uses Intel Xeon architecture with beefed-up specifications but lacks liquid cooling, hence the name "LoudBox."

 

The prices for the Wormhole n150 and n300 chips are $999 and $1,399, respectively, significantly more affordable compared to competing solutions. The TT-QuietBox and TT-LoudBox workstations are available for $1,500 and $6,000. Tenstorrent thus targets AI startups and budget-conscious users needing low to mid-range computing power.