According to unofficial reports, the upcoming NVIDIA B300 graphics processors will feature a dedicated socket instead of being soldered onto the boards. This pertains primarily to server variants.
The change in hardware configuration has been reported by Trendforce, citing Chinese websites MoneyDJ and Economic Daily News, which refer to suppliers. Industry sources claim that NVIDIA is moving from the OAM (integrated solution) configuration to a socket design, starting with the GB300 product line.
After the second half of 2025, the B300 series is likely to become NVIDIA's flagship product. This design modification is expected to enhance performance, simplify chip and board maintenance, improve scalability, and facilitate system upgrades. Additionally, the new design allows for greater production flexibility of individual components rather than a complex layout.
This will mark the first instance where NVIDIA introduces a socket for its chips. However, it is not the first occurrence of such a design in the industry, as AMD implemented a socket for its AI processors in 2023 with the MI300A.
Currently, the discussion is focused solely on processors for AI servers, with no information regarding discrete chips for graphics cards or laptops. Online commentators find this move logical and wonder why sockets for GPUs or memory have not been implemented until now.
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