Microsoft Maia 200 Beats Blackwell’s Efficiency

Microsoft is deploying its second-generation AI accelerator. The new Maia 200 NPU targets inference, with raw performance similar to that of the Nvidia Blackwell but requiring much less power. Maia only employs Ethernet, compared with other accelerators that employ a different technology for local (scale-up) interconnect. Microsoft has withheld details; its statements indicate that Maia […]