# NVIDIA — Why Scaling AI Compute Performance Requires a New Power Architecture

- Company: NVIDIA (nvidia.com)
- Announced: 2026-08-11T15:00:06+00:00
- Category: infrastructure-release
- Subject: AI platform
- Source: https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/800-vdc-power-architecture-ai-factory/
- Record: https://forck.live/items/3737-why-scaling-ai-compute-performance-requires-a-new-power-architecture

NVIDIA announces the 800 VDC power architecture for AI factories, developed with Google and Microsoft through OCP, enabling more efficient power delivery for next-generation AI compute. The architecture includes the MGX-compatible 800 VDC power rack arriving in H2 2026, a row power center in 2027, and a DC power block for new facilities. Over 80 companies are building to the open standard.

## Evidence

Verbatim from https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/800-vdc-power-architecture-ai-factory/:

> 800 VDC simplifies that path. By distributing power at higher voltage through a direct current (DC), fewer conversion stages stand between the grid and the accelerator — which means more of the available power reaches the compute.

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