Nvidia’s GTC conference was originally going to take place earlier this year on March 23rd, but a certain coronavirus-shaped pandemic meant it got postponed and moved online. Even today’s ‘conference’ isn’t really a conference as such, as Nvidia are just going to be putting out their keynote speech over on their YouTube channel. In it, Huang will be talking about a lot more than just graphics cards, as Nvidia also have their fingers in AI, deep learning, cars and robot-shaped pies as well as our humble gaming GPUs. However, the big ‘Get Amped’ tease on their website suggests that their new Ampere architecture will indeed form a key part of it. Most of the focus will probably be on Nvidia’s professional graphics cards rather than their consumer gaming ones, admittedly, as GTC hasn’t traditionally been a very public-facing event (instead, it’s aimed more for srs bsns types in the industry), but if you want a glimpse of what’s to come with Nvidia’s RTX 3000 GPUs then it’s probably worth tuning in when you get a chance.
One thing Huang will almost certainly be talking about, though, is that ludicrously large GPU he’s just filmed getting out of his oven. The clip itself doesn’t give much away - it’s not even 30 seconds long, for starters, and the only thing Huang reveals about it is that it’s “the world’s largest graphics card” - but it’s certainly a fun and cute teaser for today’s conference nonetheless. I’ll be back again later this afternoon with everything you need to know about Nvidia’s new graphics architecture.
