Google Cloud Introduces A4 VMs Featuring NVIDIA's Blackwell B200 GPUs

In a groundbreaking announcement, Google Cloud revealed the preview of its A4 Virtual Machines (VMs), powered by NVIDIA's cutting-edge Blackwell B200 GPUs. This new generation of VMs is designed to offer unprecedented performance enhancements, boasting eight interconnected GPUs that deliver 2.25 times the compute power and High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) capacity compared to their predecessors, the A3 VMs.

The A4 VMs are engineered to significantly improve AI model training, fine-tuning, and low-latency serving. They incorporate Google's latest infrastructure innovations, including advanced networking with Titanium ML adapters, support for Google Kubernetes Engine, and seamless access through Vertex AI.

Gerard Bernabeu Altayo, Compute Lead at Hudson River Trading, expressed enthusiasm about the potential of these innovations: "We're looking forward to leveraging the innovations in Hypercompute Cluster to accelerate deployment of training our latest models that deliver quant-based algorithmic trading."