Kioxia showcases the world’s fastest SSD with mind-blowing 10M IOPS and a staggering 50 DWPD endurance
Kioxia's GP1 reaches 10 million IOPS with PCIe 6.0, targeting AI workloads while future versions aim for 100 million.
Kioxia has introduced the GP1 Series, a PCIe 6.0 NVMe SSD, said to be the world's fastest with up to 10 million random read IOPS. This remarkable performance is achieved through XL-FLASH generation 2 flash memory, a type of SLC NAND paired with an in-house controller. The SSD is built to handle up to 50 drive writes per day (DWPD), showcasing its substantial endurance for sustained enterprise workloads.
The GP1 Series is designed for direct GPU access within demanding AI infrastructure, a first in the KIOXIA GP Series introduced in early 2026. This innovative approach extends high-bandwidth memory using a flash-based tier for capacity, enabling AI systems to access larger datasets at a lower cost compared to continually adding high-bandwidth memory.
The SSD's high IOPS rating helps reduce GPU idle time, boosting system performance. KIOXIA's endurance claims for the GP1 Series offer further assurance of its suitability for sustained AI workloads. In a hypothetical 3TB model, the 50 DWPD rating would translate to approximately 109.5 PB of total write endurance over a two-year warranty period.
The GP1 Series will be available in E3.S and E1.S form factors, supporting cold-plate liquid cooling and standard air-cooled setups, with evaluation samples slated for release by the end of 2026 and a showcase at the FMS conference in California.
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