Intel Gaudi 3 128GB vs Intel Gaudi 3 HL-338

The Gaudi 3 128GB and the Gaudi 3 HL-338 deliver near-identical FP8 throughput (1,678 vs 1,678 TFLOPS dense).

Gaudi 3 128GB: Gaudi 3, 2024
VRAM
128 vs 128 GB
Same capacity
Bandwidth
3.7 TB/s vs 3.7 TB/s
Even
TDP
900 W vs 600 W
Gaudi 3 HL-338 draws 300 W less

Specifications

Gaudi 3 128GB
Gaudi 3 HL-338
Architecture
Gaudi 3Gaudi 3
Launch Year
2024
Form Factor
OAMPCIe
VRAM
128 GB128 GB
Memory Bandwidth
3.7 TB/s3.7 TB/s
TDP
900 W600 W
Process Node
5nm5nm

Performance (TFLOPS)

Gaudi 3 128GB
Gaudi 3 HL-338
FP32
229.0 TFlops 229.0 TFlops
FP16
459.0 TFlops 459.0 TFlops
BF16
1678.0 TFlops 1678.0 TFlops
FP8
1678.0 TFlops 1678.0 TFlops

FLOPS by Precision

What actually differs

Dense throughput for the Gaudi 3 128GB against the Gaudi 3 HL-338: FP32 229 vs 229 TFLOPS, FP16 459 vs 459 TFLOPS, FP8 1,678 vs 1,678 TFLOPS. Sparse figures, where the vendor publishes them, appear under each dense number in the performance table.

Memory is 128 GB against 128 GB, fed at 3.7 TB/s versus 3.7 TB/s. More memory per GPU means larger models fit before you have to shard across cards, which often matters more than raw TFLOPS for inference.

Power budgets are 900 W for the Gaudi 3 128GB and 600 W for the Gaudi 3 HL-338. At FP32 that works out to 0.25 against 0.38 TFLOPS per watt.

For LLM training and inference, weight the FP8 and FP16 rows and memory capacity most heavily. For scientific and HPC workloads, the FP64 row is the one to read.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Gaudi 3 128GB faster than the Gaudi 3 HL-338?

They are close on paper: both deliver about 1,678 TFLOPS of dense FP8 throughput. Memory, bandwidth, and power are the deciding differences.

Which has more memory, the Gaudi 3 128GB or the Gaudi 3 HL-338?

Both GPUs carry 128 GB of VRAM. Memory bandwidth is 3.7 TB/s for the Gaudi 3 128GB and 3.7 TB/s for the Gaudi 3 HL-338.

How much power do the Gaudi 3 128GB and the Gaudi 3 HL-338 draw?

The Gaudi 3 128GB is rated at 900 W TDP and the Gaudi 3 HL-338 at 600 W. On FP32 throughput per watt, the Gaudi 3 HL-338 is the more efficient part.

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