Broadcom Thor Ultra Ethernet NIC at Hot Chips 2026

At Hot Chips 2026, Broadcom provided extensive details regarding the operational mechanics and performance metrics of the Thor Ultra 800GbE NIC. Simultaneously, NVIDIA presented significant upgrades to its BlueField-4 DPU, explaining the motivations behind these enhancements and the implementation of scale-in networking. Both companies utilized the event to showcase their latest advancements in high-speed connectivity and data processing units, highlighting the evolving landscape of enterprise networking and hardware acceleration for modern data centers.