Amazon AWS to Launch 3nm Trainium3 Chip by 2025

Amazon's cloud computing division, AWS, has unveiled its upcoming Trainium3 chip, marking a significant advancement in its hardware capabilities. Set to launch by the end of 2025, Trainium3 will be the company's first processor built using 3nm technology, delivering double the computational power and a 40% improvement in energy efficiency compared to its predecessor, Trainium2.

Matt Garman, CEO of AWS, emphasized that the Trainium3 is specifically designed to meet the high-performance demands of next-generation generative AI workloads. This new chip will enable customers to build larger AI models more quickly and deploy them with outstanding performance. Powered by Trainium3, AWS's UltraServers are expected to deliver four times the performance of the previous generation, the Trn2 UltraServers.

According to Garman, leading companies such as Adobe, the AI startup Poolside, the data platform service Databricks, and semiconductor giant Qualcomm are already using Trainium2 processors to train their AI models. Qualcomm, in particular, uses the cloud to process AI models and then transfers the results to edge devices for further application.

In line with its strategy, Amazon has been making significant investments in custom chips to enhance the efficiency of its data centers, aiming to lower both its operational costs and the costs for its AWS customers. AWS's goal is to position itself as a formidable competitor to NVIDIA, which currently holds a dominant share of the AI chip market and is one of the world's most valuable companies.

TechInsights analyst G. Dan Hutcheson noted, "One of AWS's major advantages is that its chips require less power, which can lead to more efficient data centers and lower costs." He compared NVIDIA's GPUs to a versatile tool (like a station wagon in the automotive world) while suggesting that Amazon is optimizing its chips for specific tasks, much like compact or hatchback vehicles in terms of design and efficiency.