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    NVIDIA B200 GPU Exceeds One Horsepower

    A researcher notes the chip's sustained load exceeds traditional horsepower units.

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    Justin Johnson posted that one horsepower equals roughly 746 watts while the NVIDIA B200 reaches over 800 watts under sustained load and up to 1000 watts at theoretical maximum. He called the GPU a modern workhorse. Martín Casado called the observation underrated. Other accounts shared the post, with one asking if peak GPU has arrived and another linking the power draw to thermodynamic work in the AI era.

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    6 Sources

    @jcjohnssOne horsepower is ~746W; a B200 under sustained load hits 800W+, with a theoretical max of 1000W. A GPU is almost exactly a modern-day workhorse
    @martin_casadoMassively underrated tweet ...
    @beffjezosIntelligence is thermodynamic work. The industrial revolution converted energy to kinetic work. The AI revolution converts energy to negenteopic work.
    @teortaxesTexPeak GPU soon?
    @pmddomingos@jcjohnss We should rename it GPUpower.
    @davemorinFrom here on out will only use HP to discuss GPUs.

    6 Sources

    @jcjohnssOne horsepower is ~746W; a B200 under sustained load hits 800W+, with a theoretical max of 1000W. A GPU is almost exactly a modern-day workhorse
    @martin_casadoMassively underrated tweet ...
    @beffjezosIntelligence is thermodynamic work. The industrial revolution converted energy to kinetic work. The AI revolution converts energy to negenteopic work.
    @teortaxesTexPeak GPU soon?
    @pmddomingos@jcjohnss We should rename it GPUpower.
    @davemorinFrom here on out will only use HP to discuss GPUs.