Amazon developed its own processors for artificial intelligence
AWS introduced its latest generation of AI chips designed for model training and running trained models. Trainium2, which is understood from its name as being designed for model training, aims to provide up to 4 times better performance and 2 times energy efficiency compared to its predecessor. Amazon promises these chips will allow programmers to train models faster and at lower cost due to reductions in energy use. Similar to Microsoft’s OpenAI support, Amazon-backed Anthropic announced plans to build models using Trainium2 chips.
Although Amazon develops its chips for the company, it does not break its ties with third-party providers such as Nvidia, on the contrary, it strengthens them. Amazon says it will offer enterprise customers cloud access to Nvidia’s new H200 AI GPUs. It will also run more than 16,000 Nvidia GH200 Grace Hopper Superchips exclusively for Nvidia’s research and development team. A similar move came from Microsoft, which introduced Azure Maia 100 and Cobalt 100.