NVIDIA Powers Meta and Oracle AI Data Centres with Spectrum-X Ethernet
NVIDIA has announced that Meta and Oracle are integrating its cutting-edge Spectrum-X™ Ethernet networking switches into their AI data centres. The move marks a major step in building giga-scale AI factories, designed to handle the explosive growth of trillion-parameter models and generative AI workloads.
The adoption of NVIDIA Spectrum-X by Meta and Oracle underscores the industry’s shift toward open, accelerated networking architectures that deliver faster deployment, improved training efficiency, and reduced time to insights.
Transforming AI Infrastructure with Spectrum-X Ethernet
As AI models grow to trillions of parameters, the demand for high-performance networking has become critical. NVIDIA’s Spectrum-X Ethernet is engineered specifically for the AI factory era, interconnecting millions of GPUs into a single, unified computing system capable of training the world’s most advanced AI models.
“Trillion-parameter models are transforming data centers into giga-scale AI factories,” NVIDIA said. “Spectrum-X is not just faster Ethernet—it’s the nervous system of the AI factory, enabling hyperscalers to connect millions of GPUs to train the largest models ever built.”
Oracle Accelerates AI with NVIDIA Spectrum-X
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) will build giga-scale AI factories powered by the NVIDIA Vera Rubin architecture and Spectrum-X Ethernet.
According to Mahesh Thiagarajan, Executive Vice President of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure:
“Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is designed from the ground up for AI workloads, and our partnership with NVIDIA extends that AI leadership. By adopting Spectrum-X Ethernet, we can interconnect millions of GPUs with breakthrough efficiency so our customers can more quickly train, deploy, and benefit from the next wave of generative and reasoning AI.”
This collaboration ensures that Oracle’s cloud services remain optimised for high-speed, energy-efficient AI performance, setting new standards in scalability and reliability.
Meta Integrates Spectrum Ethernet into FBOSS
Meta will integrate NVIDIA Spectrum Ethernet switches into its networking infrastructure via the Facebook Open Switching System (FBOSS)—its proprietary software platform for managing and controlling network switches at scale.
This integration will streamline AI training deployment, enhance efficiency, and reduce latency across Meta’s expansive AI infrastructure.
Gaya Nagarajan, Vice President of Networking Engineering at Meta, explained:
“Meta’s next-generation AI infrastructure requires open and efficient networking at a scale the industry has never seen before. By integrating NVIDIA Spectrum Ethernet into the Minipack3N switch and FBOSS, we can extend our open networking approach while unlocking the efficiency and predictability needed to train ever-larger models and bring generative AI applications to billions of people.”
Inside the NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet Platform
The NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet platform, comprising Spectrum-X Ethernet switches and Spectrum-X SuperNICs, is the first Ethernet platform purpose-built for AI. It enables hyperscalers to interconnect millions of GPUs with unprecedented efficiency and scalability.
Key innovations include:
- AI-Optimised Congestion Control: Achieves up to 95% data throughput, compared to roughly 60% for traditional Ethernet.
- Adaptive Routing and AI-Driven Telemetry: Ensures consistent performance and reliability across massive AI clusters.
- Full-Stack Integration: Works seamlessly with NVIDIA GPUs, CPUs, NVLink™, and software to optimise performance from compute to network.
- Global Scale Connectivity: Spectrum-XGS Ethernet enables linking data centres across cities, nations, and continents, creating giga-scale AI super-factories.
This breakthrough represents a leap in both AI economics and networking performance, allowing hyperscalers like Meta and Oracle to build the world’s most advanced AI data centres
The Future of AI Networking
With Spectrum-X Ethernet, NVIDIA is redefining what’s possible in AI infrastructure. The partnership with Meta and Oracle signals a new era of high-speed, energy-efficient, and scalable networking, powering the next generation of trillion-parameter AI models and generative AI systems.
As global demand for intelligent computing accelerates, Spectrum-X stands as a cornerstone technology connecting the future of AI—from data centres to global-scale applications.
