Aramco Groq Inference Cluster

Compute

7.5K H100e

Chips

19,725

First operational

Jan 15, 2025

Aramco Groq Inference Cluster is a large GPU cluster operated by Saudi Aramco, located in Saudi Arabia, in the private sector. It came online around January 2025. At that moment it ranked number 28 among known clusters.

It is built on 19,725 GroqChip LPU v1. That amounts to about 7.5K H100e of AI compute. The cluster draws roughly 8.49 MW. Its hardware is estimated at $675M.

Epoch AI rates the certainty of this record as likely. This cluster is designed for only inference, not training

Full record

Owner: Saudi Aramco
Users: Saudi Aramco, Cloud
Sector: Private
Status: Existing
Country: Saudi Arabia
Location: Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Primary chip: GroqChip LPU v1
Primary chip count: 19,725
Total AI chips: 19,725
H100 equivalents: 7.5K
8-bit throughput: 1.5×10¹⁹ OP/s
Power capacity: 8.49 MW
Hardware cost: $675M
First operational: Jan 15, 2025
Rank when it came online: 28
Certainty: Likely