If you thought Nvidia's 700W H100s were hot and power-hungry machines, just wait until the GPU slinger's B100 arrives later this year.
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According to Dell Technologies COO Jeff Clarke, Nvidia's latest AI accelerator will consume 1,000 watts – 42 percent more than its predecessor. But don't worry, he's pretty sure liquid cooling won't be required to tame the beast.
"We're excited about what's happening with the H200 and its performance improvement," Clarke told investors on Dell's earnings call [PDF] last week, before adding that he feels the same way about Nvidia's upcoming B100 accelerator and another one he called the B200 .
He suggested that direct liquid cooling won't be needed to handle GPUs that consume 1,000 watts apiece — a level he said "will happen next year with the B200."
