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Nvidia thinks it’s time to start measuring data center efficiency by other metrics

Nvidia says data center efficiency has moved on so much that new measures are needed to track performance

Nvidia thinks it's time to embrace new ways of measuring data center efficiency amidst surging energy demands and an increase of power-hungry applications at enterprises globally. However, Nvidia has now suggested that it may be time to move on from PUE, arguing that data centers need an upgraded measure of energy efficiency to show progress running real-world applications. Nvidia also quotes Jonathan Koomey, a researcher and author on computer efficiency and sustainability who said data center operators now need a suite of benchmarks that measure the energy implications of today’s most widely used AI workloads.

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