TPU v6e

H100 equivalents

0.93

Cost per chip

$4K

TDP

380 W

TPU v6e is an AI chip designed by Google, released in May 2024. One unit is worth about 0.93 H100-equivalents of AI compute.

It reaches 9.2×10¹⁴ FLOP/s at 16-bit precision and 1.8×10¹⁵ OP/s at 8-bit. It carries 29.8 GB of memory. Epoch AI estimates its cost at roughly $4K per unit.

Timeline

Units sold: 40K (2024-09-30) → 38.6K (2026-06-30)

Full record

Designer: Google
Release date: May 14, 2024
H100 equivalents: 0.93
16-bit throughput: 9.2×10¹⁴ FLOP/s
8-bit throughput: 1.8×10¹⁵ OP/s
Memory: 29.8 GB
Memory bandwidth: 1.5 TB
TDP: 380 W
Approximate cost: $4K