H100
A specific, high-demand, and expensive GPU model from Nvidia, costing around $30,000 per unit, which is a key component of the AI infrastructure buildout.
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9/20/2025, 5:16:44 AM
Last Updated
9/20/2025, 5:38:04 AM
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9/20/2025, 5:38:03 AM
Summary
The H100, in the realm of technology, is most prominently recognized as Nvidia's 9th-generation data center GPU, a cornerstone of the current artificial intelligence (AI) investment boom. Built on the Hopper architecture and featuring 80 billion transistors, it delivers significant performance leaps for AI training and inference compared to its predecessor, the A100. This powerful chip is central to the massive capital expenditure (Capex) in AI infrastructure, with companies like Andreessen Horowitz and CoreWeave investing heavily in H100-powered GPU clusters. However, its high cost has led to concerns about the return on investment (ROI) for AI and the need for hardware diversity. Beyond Nvidia's GPU, H100 also refers to other distinct technologies and products, including a computer telephony standard (H.100), a series of Japanese diesel multiple unit trains, the Heathkit H100 computer, iRiver digital audio players, and the fourth generation of the Toyota HiAce.
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Type (Nvidia H100)
Data Center GPU, Hardware Accelerator
Memory (Nvidia H100)
80GB HBM3
Other Reference: H.100
Computer telephony standard for communication between PCI cards
Generation (Nvidia H100)
9th generation (Nvidia's data center GPU)
Transistors (Nvidia H100)
80 billion
Architecture (Nvidia H100)
Hopper (named after Grace Hopper)
Key Features (Nvidia H100)
Tensor Cores, CUDA cores, Transformer Engine, Asynchronous GPU, Global-to-shared asynchronous transfers, Tensor memory access patterns
Manufacturer (Nvidia H100)
Nvidia
Level 2 Cache (Nvidia H100)
50MB
Memory Bandwidth (Nvidia H100)
3 TB/sec
Other Reference: Heathkit H100
Computer kit, sold assembled as Zenith Z-100 computer
Primary Reference (Technology)
Nvidia H100 GPU
Other Reference: Toyota HiAce H100
Fourth generation of Toyota HiAce
Manufacturing Process (Nvidia H100)
4 nanometer
Other Reference: iRiver H100 series
Hard drive digital audio players
Other Reference: H100 series (Japan)
Diesel multiple unit train
AI Training Performance (Nvidia H100)
Up to 9x faster than A100
AI Inference Performance (Nvidia H100)
Up to 30x faster than A100
FP16 Sparse AI Compute Performance (Nvidia H100)
16 petaFLOPS (single DGX H100 system)
Timeline
- Nvidia H100 GPU architecture is detailed and announced, designed to deliver significant performance improvements for AI and HPC. (Source: web_search_results)
2022-03
- Nvidia H100 GPUs are central to the ongoing, massive AI capital expenditure (Capex) cycle, with discussions around AI sentiment and potential ROI concerns. (Source: related_documents)
2024
Web Search Results
- NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPU Architecture
Figure 2 NVIDIA H100 GPU on new SXM5 Module H100 is NVIDIA’s 9th-generation data center GPU designed to deliver an order-of-magnitude performance leap for large-scale AI and HPC over our prior generation NVIDIA A100 Tensor Core GPU. H100 carries over the major design focus of A100 to improve strong scaling for AI and HPC workloads, with substantial improvements in architectural efficiency. [...] NVIDIA’s H100 is the first truly asynchronous GPU. H100 extends A100’s global-to-shared asynchronous transfers across all address spaces, and adds support for tensor memory access patterns. It enables applications to build end-to-end asynchronous pipelines that move data into and off the chip, completely overlapping and hiding data movement with computation. [...] NVIDIA DGX H100 is a universal high-performance AI system for training, inference, and analytics. DGX H100 is equipped with Bluefield-3, NDR InfiniBand, and second-generation MIG technology. A single DGX H100 system delivers an unmatched 16 petaFLOPS of FP16 sparse AI compute performance. This performance can be easily scaled up by connecting multiple DGX H100 systems into clusters known as DGX PODs or even DGX SuperPODs. A DGX SuperPOD starts with 32 DGX H100 systems, referred to as a
- H100
Jump to content # H100 Deutsch Français 日本語 Edit links From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia H100 or H-100 may refer to: ## Technology [edit] NVIDIA H100, a GPU H.100 (computer telephony) "H.100 (computer telephony)"), a standard for communication between PCI cards in a computer telephony system Heathkit H100, a kit by Heathkit sold assembled as the Zenith Z-100 computer iRiver H100 series, a series of hard drive digital audio players produced by iriver ## Transportation [edit] [...] H100 series, a diesel multiple unit train in Japan Hyundai Grace, a minibus or van Hyundai Porter, a pickup truck H100, the fourth generation of Toyota HiAce Retrieved from "" Category: Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages
- Nvidia's H100 – What It Is, What It Does, and Why It Matters
The newly-announced DGX H100 is Nvidia’s fourth generation AI-focused server system. The 4U box packs eight H100 GPUs connected through NVLink (more on that below), along with two CPUs, and two Nvidia BlueField DPUs – essentially SmartNICs equipped with specialized processing capacity. [...] At the center of the range is the H100 – a hardware accelerator featuring 80 billion transistors and two types of cores, built using the industry-leading 4 nanometer manufacturing process. The H100 is much more than an incremental upgrade: it promises up to 9x faster AI training and up to 30x faster AI inference in popular machine learning models over the previous generation’s [...] The most basic building block of Nvidia’s Hopper ecosystem is the H100 – the ninth generation of Nvidia’s data center GPU. The device is equipped with more Tensor and CUDA cores, and at higher clock speeds, than the A100. There’s 50MB of Level 2 cache and 80GB of familiar HBM3 memory, but at twice the bandwidth of the predecessor – reaching 3 TB/sec.
- The H100 GPU's Role in Advanced AI Development
The NVIDIA H100 is a huge advancement in hig-performance computing and sets up a new bar in the AI field. With its cutting-edge architecture, including the new Transformer Engine and support for various precision types, the H100 is here to drive significant innovations in AI research and application. [...] a year ago • 8 min read Sign up FREE Build & scale AI models on low-cost cloud GPUs. ## Introduction The H100, Nvidia's latest GPU, is a powerhouse built for AI, boasting 80 billion transistors—six times more than the previous A100. This allows it to handle massive data loads much faster than any other GPU on the market. [...] H100, built on Hopper architecture, is named after the famous computer scientist and U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Grace Hopper. It builds on the Turing and Ampere architectures, introducing a new streaming multiprocessor and a faster memory subsystem. `NYC2`
- NVIDIA H100 Price - Is It Worth the Investment? - TRG Datacenters
NVIDIA H100 is a standout GPU worth investing in for running massive AI and HPC workloads. Anyone running continuous AI and HPC workloads should consider purchasing the H100. Organizations conducting scientific and medical research, building new AI applications, or adding AI/ML capabilities to existing applications can benefit from the H100. It offers faster performance and lower electricity bills than the A100. [...] Skip to navigation Skip to footer Contact Us Estimate Savings # NVIDIA H100 Price – Is It Worth the Investment? The NVIDIA H100 is a cutting-edge GPU chip based on the NVIDIA Grace-Hopper architecture. With 80 billion transistors and a unified memory that integrates CPU-GPU components, the H100 is designed for large-scale, high-performance workloads.
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View on DBPediaH100 or H-100 may refer to: * H.100 (computer telephony), a standard for communication between PCI cards in a computer telephony system * H100 series, a diesel multiple unit train in Japan * Heathkit H100, a kit by Heathkit sold assembled as the Zenith Z-100 computer * Hyundai Grace, a minibus or van * Hyundai Porter, a pickup truck * iRiver H100 series, a series of hard drive digital audio players produced by iriver * The fourth generation of Toyota HiAce, also known as H100 * Nvidia H100 GPUThis disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter-number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.