Huawei Ascend 950DT

Huawei's announced Ascend 950 package for decode and training, with a stated 144 GB of memory.

Good forDecode and training on Huawei's stated 950 roadmap

Specifications

Maker
Huawei
Region
CHINA
Class
ai-accelerator
Status
announced
Claim level
vendor
Product
Data-center AI accelerator
SKU
Ascend 950DT
Memory
144 GB

The Connect 2025 keynote describes the Ascend 950DT as the decode and training companion to the 950PR, using HiZQ 2.0 memory that Huawei rates at 144 GB and 4 TB/s, with 2 TB/s of interconnect. Huawei said that chip would be available in the fourth quarter of 2026. Series peaks of 1 PFLOPS FP8 and 2 PFLOPS FP4 are vendor claims and are not stored in the FP16 field.

Context:The 144 GB figure is Huawei's HiZQ 2.0 claim from Connect 2025. FP8 and FP4 peaks are not entered as FP16.