xAI brings Colossus online in Memphis
Colossus in Memphis came online — 100,000 H100 GPUs installed in 122 days, then expanded to 200,000 in 92 days
Why it matters
The fastest build-out in the industry, by the company's own announcement. But the initial grid connection was only 8 MW, so it relied on temporary gas turbines, and was stepped up to 150 MW only in November
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