TPU v5e

H100 equivalents

0.2

Cost per chip

$3K

TDP

225 W

TPU v5e is an AI chip designed by Google, released in August 2023. One unit is worth about 0.2 H100-equivalents of AI compute.

It reaches 2×10¹⁴ FLOP/s at 16-bit precision and 3.9×10¹⁴ OP/s at 8-bit. It carries 14.9 GB of memory. Epoch AI estimates its cost at roughly $3K per unit.

Timeline

Units sold: 15.7K (2022-12-31) → 95.3K (2025-03-31)

Full record

Designer: Google
Release date: Aug 29, 2023
H100 equivalents: 0.2
16-bit throughput: 2×10¹⁴ FLOP/s
8-bit throughput: 3.9×10¹⁴ OP/s
Memory: 14.9 GB
Memory bandwidth: 763 GB
TDP: 225 W
Approximate cost: $3K