NVIDIA Unveils Blackwell Ultra at GTC 2026
NVIDIA today announced its next-generation Blackwell Ultra GPU architecture at the annual GTC conference, promising 2x performance improvements over the current Blackwell generation.
Key Announcements
- Blackwell Ultra B300 GPU with 288GB HBM4 memory
- NVLink 6.0 with 3.6TB/s bidirectional bandwidth
- New Transformer Engine 3.0 with FP4 precision support
- 1.5 exaflops per DGX system
Market Impact
The announcement sent NVIDIA shares up 8% in after-hours trading, with analysts projecting strong demand from hyperscalers building next-generation AI infrastructure.
Major cloud providers including AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure have already committed to deploying Blackwell Ultra systems in 2026.