Nvidia's NVLink 2.0 will first appear in Power9 servers next year
Graphics processors with Nvidia's NVLink throughput technology have just started coming out, but a successor to the groundbreaking interconnect is already on its way.
IBM's upcoming Power9 chip will include NVLink 2.0 technology, and servers using the chip will be available next year.
Nvidia hasn't yet announced when GPUs with NVLink 2.0 would come out, but they could be available around the same time as the new Power9 servers come out.
IBM is projecting Power9 servers to be out by the middle of next year, but the company hasn't nailed down a specific date.
A presentation on Nvidia's website says NVLink 2.0 will be in GPUs code-named Volta, which also will come out next year.
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