Saudi Arabia's Humain expands Nvidia deal with 84MW AI computing plan
Saudi Arabia's Humain has expanded its partnership with US chip maker Nvidia to develop up to 84 megawatts of artificial intelligence computing capacity, including infrastructure for an unnamed American customer, as the kingdom accelerates its push to become a global AI hub. The agreement, announced at Nvidia's GTC conference in Berlin on Thursday, covers about 27,000 advanced graphics processing…
Saudi Arabia's Humain has bolstered its collaboration with US chip manufacturer Nvidia to develop up to 84 megawatts of AI computing power, including infrastructure for an undisclosed American client. The kingdom is aggressively pursuing its goal to become a leading global AI hub. The deal, unveiled at Nvidia's GTC conference in Berlin on Thursday, includes around 27,000 cutting-edge graphics processing units (GPUs).
Deployment of the initial phase, encompassing 14 megawatts of Nvidia's Blackwell HGX B300 systems (equivalent to approximately 6,000 GPUs), is slated to commence in the fourth quarter. Additional capacity, totaling 70 megawatts of Nvidia's upcoming Vera Rubin infrastructure (equivalent to about 21,000 GPUs), is expected to be operational from mid-2027, with 50 megawatts dedicated to advanced AI workloads for an unnamed US customer, beginning in June, and the remainder supporting Humain Cloud, with deployment anticipated in July or August.
Humain CEO Tareq Amin stated, "We are moving quickly to bring the next generations of Nvidia-accelerated computing into Saudi Arabia at meaningful scale." Established in May 2025 and chaired by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Humain is a joint venture owned by the kingdom's Public Investment Fund and aims to construct about 3GW of data center capacity by 2030, and more than 6GW by 2034.
Competing with the UAE, Saudi Arabia is striving to attract AI investment. The UAE is constructing Stargate UAE, a 1GW computing cluster representing the first phase of a broader 5GW UAE-US AI campus, with Nvidia as a technology partner. Both nations rely on US export approvals to acquire advanced AI chips, making Washington's technology restrictions a crucial factor in their expansion strategies.
This latest announcement follows Saudi Arabia's postponement of the Future Investment Initiative conference, originally set for October 26-29, to next year, due to a Houthi attack on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport on October 10, which resulted in at least 13 deaths and over 300 injuries.
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