Chinese Chipmaker, Metax, Unveils First GPU Targeted Towards AI, Features 160 TOPS of Compute
Metax, a new player in the Chinese GPU market, has unveiled its first-ever AI-focused GPU, the XiSi N100.
The Metax MXN100 GPU is focused on cloud data center applications. Although the details regarding the specifications of the Xisi N100 are limited, we know that it comes with an MXN100 GPU processor, which is custom-built and only available in China for now. It features 1-channel encoding and 96-channel decoding with support for video formats such as HEVC. The GPU also supports 8K-resolution video playback, which is a bit inferior to the industry standards.
The Xisi N100 comes with a self-built MXMACA software stack and is compatible with network models of various frameworks. The company's officials say that the GPU is set for mass production and will soon enter the local markets. It features 160 TOPs of inferencing (INT8) and 80 TFLOPs of FP16 compute horsepower, which is much less when compared to the likes of NVIDIA A100, which features up to 1248 TOPs of the same inferencing performance (with sparsity). The GPU will also be compatible with HEVC, H.264, AVS2 and AV1 video formats.
The appearance of the GPU is simple, as it only matters a little to the targeted consumers. It has a sleek metallic look and a purple strip to enhance aesthetics. It is a single-slot design, and comes in a fully passive design.
Besides GPUs intended for AI, Metax has pledged to release GPUs for the gaming industry by 2025. The company will have a new GPU in 2025 and will be fully dedicated to gaming. The GPU will feature all the essential graphics rendering techniques and support modern APIs. Metax will also aim to provide optimized software and driver support at the launch, which is uncommon in the Chinese industry.
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