NVIDIA and IREN will deploy up to 5 gigawatts of AI infrastructure with 150,000 GPUs, one of the largest AI compute partnerships ever announced.
NVIDIA and IREN today announced a landmark strategic partnership to accelerate the deployment of up to 5 gigawatts of AI infrastructure across IREN's global data center pipeline. The collaboration represents one of the largest AI infrastructure commitments to date.
The partnership will leverage NVIDIA's DSX-aligned infrastructure designs, which are purpose-built for AI workloads. IREN targets deploying 150,000 GPUs by the end of the deployment timeline, creating massive compute capacity for training and inference of large AI models.
The 5-gigawatt target is staggering in scale — for context, a single gigawatt can power approximately 750,000 homes. This level of power infrastructure dedicated to AI computing reflects the enormous energy demands of next-generation AI systems.
IREN's stock surged on the announcement as investors recognized the significance of securing a direct partnership with NVIDIA, the dominant supplier of AI accelerators. The deal provides IREN with preferential access to NVIDIA's latest GPU architectures and data center designs.
The partnership addresses a critical bottleneck in AI development: the availability of purpose-built data center infrastructure. As AI models grow larger and more compute-intensive, companies are racing to secure the physical infrastructure needed to train and deploy them.
This deal follows a broader trend of AI companies locking in massive infrastructure commitments, as the race to build AI compute capacity intensifies globally.
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