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Rumor claims NVIDIA's Rubin CPX accelerator will use HBM3E memory instead of GDDR7.
Saturday, November 29, 2025 at 01:04 AM
A circulating rumor suggests that NVIDIA's specialized Rubin CPX GPU, which was officially announced to use GDDR7 memory, might instead be built with high-bandwidth HBM3E memory.
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A new rumor suggests NVIDIA is considering a significant design change for its upcoming Rubin CPX AI accelerator, slated for a late 2026 launch. The accelerator was officially announced with 128GB of GDDR7 memory, a strategic choice intended to lower costs for specific AI inference workloads. However, recent speculation claims NVIDIA may pivot to using more powerful and expensive HBM3E memory instead, signaling a potential reassessment of the performance requirements for next-generation AI.
This potential shift carries major implications for performance, cost, and the supply chain. While HBM3E would dramatically increase memory bandwidth from GDDR7's estimated 2 TB/s to potentially over 8 TB/s, it would also reverse the product's core cost-saving value proposition. Such a change would place additional strain on the already constrained HBM market, likely benefiting memory suppliers like SK hynix and Samsung while increasing costs and risking product delays for NVIDIA's customers.
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