Huawei unveils new Atlas 350 AI accelerator with 1.56 PFLOPS of FP4 compute and up to 112GB of HBM — claims 2.8x more performance than Nvidia's H20

Huawei has introduced the Atlas 350 AI accelerator, featuring 1.56 PFLOPS of FP4 compute and up to 112GB of HBM, claiming 2.8 times more performance than Nvidia's H20. This new NPU is based on the Ascend 950PR chip and is optimized for FP4 precision, allowing for larger AI models on the same hardware with less memory. Despite challenges due to U.S. sanctions, Huawei's Atlas 350 showcases impressive specs and is priced competitively at around $16,000, aiming to reduce reliance on foreign hardware in China's AI landscape.