Axelera AI launches AIPU chip Europa with 629 TOPS
Axelera AI 正式发售 AIPU 芯片 Europa，人工智能算力 629 TOPS
For those looking for high-performance AI chips, Europa offers a compelling alternative with 629 TOPS of AI performance, claiming to be 6x more efficient per watt than GPUs.
Dutch startup Axelera AI released its second-generation AIPU chip, Europa, on September 15.
The SoC provides 629 TOPS AI performance through 8 AI processing cores and 16 RISC-V vector cores.It supports INT4, INT8, and INT16 data formats, with 128MB of on-chip L2 cache and 256-bit LPDDR5 memory.
The chip is sold in chip and PCIe AIC form factors, with a 45W power consumption.The company claims Europa offers 6x the token throughput per watt compared to GPU solutions and 8x the throughput at the same price as the best competitor.
Axelera AI 正式发售 AIPU 芯片 Europa，人工智能算力 629 TOPS
IT之家 9 月 16 日消息，荷兰芯片初创企业 Axelera AI 当地时间昨日正式发售了其第二代 AIPU 芯片 Europa。 该 SoC 通过 8 个 AI 处理核心提供 629 TOPS 的 AI 算力 ，还集成 16 个 RISC-V 矢量处理核心。 IT之家了解到，Europa 支持 INT4、INT8、INT16 数据格式，集成 128MB 片上 L2 缓存，支持 256-bit LPDDR5 内存，提供 4 条 PCIe Gen4 通道，整体功耗 45W。Axelera AI 将以芯片和 PCIe AIC 的形式销售 Europa。 Axelera AI 宣称 Europa 在单位功耗下的 Token 吞吐量可达 GPU 方案的 6 倍 ， 等价格下的 Token 吞吐量则能达到最佳竞品的 8 倍以上 。 相关阅读： 《 629TOP INT8 算力，Axelera 推出 AI 推理处理器 Europa 》
This report is categorized under AITOP's "Products" desk, focusing on Europe's AI governance and technology ecosystem. Key entities and technical topics under continuous tracking include Axelera AI, AIPU, Europa, AI chip.
Source attribution: curated from IT之家.
