Cluster Specs

Galadriel offers the latest NVIDIA datacenter GPUs for AI/ML workloads. All clusters come with full node exclusivity, native InfiniBand support, and bare-metal Kubernetes access.

Example Cluster Specifications

The specifications below are examples of available cluster configurations. Actual specifications may vary based on availability and location.

	B300	B200	H200
Operating System	Ubuntu 22.04/24.04	Ubuntu 22.04/24.04	Ubuntu 22.04/24.04
Processor	2x Intel Xeon 6787P + 86 cores 2.0GHz	2x Intel Xeon Platinum 8568Y + 48 Core 2.3GHz	2x Intel Xeon Platinum 8568Y + 48 Core 2.3 GHz
GPU	8x ThinkSystem NVIDIA B300 GPU 288GB	8x ThinkSystem NVIDIA HGX B200 180GB	8x ThinkSystem NVIDIA H200 141 GB
Memory	4TB Total: 32x ThinkSystem DDR5 6400 MHz	2TB Total: 32x ThinkSystem 64GB TruDDR5 5600MHz	2TB Total: 32x ThinkSystem 32GB DDR5 5600MHz
OS drives	1.92TB Total: 2x ThinkSystem M.2 960GB SSD	1.92TB Total: 2x ThinkSystem M.2 PM9A3 960GB SSD	1.92TB Total: 2x Samsung 960GB M.2 SSD
Data drives	30.72TB Total: 8x ThinkSystem 2.5” 3.84TB NVMe	30.72TB Total: 8x ThinkSystem 2.5” U.3 PM1743 3.84TB SSD	30.72TB Total: 8x Samsung 3.84TB U.2 SSD
Power	8x ThinkSystem 3200W PSU N+N	6x ThinkSystem 2600W PSU N+N	8x ThinkSystem 2400W PSUs N+N
Standard networking	ThinkSystem Dual 400Gb/s BlueField-3 B3240 DPU	ThinkSystem NVIDIA BlueField-3 B3220 2-Port 200G	ThinkSystem Nvidia ConnectX-7 NDR200/HDR 2-port 200G
Additional networking	8x OSFP 800Gb/s ports via ConnectX-8	8x NVIDIA BlueField-3 B3140H SuperNIC 1-Port 400 GbE	8x ThinkSystem NVIDIA ConnectX-7 NDR400 1-port 400G
Lenovo Type Model	ThinkSystem SR680a V4	ThinkSystem SR780a V3	ThinkSystem SR680a V3
Data center locations	Charlotte NC	Charlotte NC	Raleigh NC, Dallas/Ft.Worth TX

Available GPU Clusters

H100 (80GB)

Proven workhorse. Best price/performance for most workloads.

H200 (141GB)

Higher memory capacity. Same architecture as H100 with more memory.

B200

Blackwell architecture. Current generation with 2.3x faster training.

B300

Blackwell high-end. Maximum performance available.

Instance Types

GPUs are allocated in full-node increments (8 GPUs per node):

Instance Type	GPUs	Nodes	Use Case
`8xh100`	8	1	Single-node training
`16xh100`	16	2	Multi-node training
`24xh100`	24	3	Large-scale training
`32xh100`	32	4	Distributed training
`8xh200`	8	1	Memory-intensive single-node
`16xh200`	16	2	Memory-intensive multi-node
`8xb200`	8	1	Frontier model training
`16xb200`	16	2	Large frontier models
`8xb300`	8	1	Maximum performance

Minimum allocation: 8 GPUs (1 full node). This ensures you get full node exclusivity and optimal InfiniBand performance.

System & Access

Storage

Each node includes 2TB NVMe SSD for local storage: Directory Structure:

/mnt/local/              # 2TB NVMe scratch space (shared on node)
/mnt/customers/          # Customer data directories
  └─ {customer_id}/
     └─ {lease_id}/      # Your lease-specific directory
        ├─ workspace/    # Mounted as /workspace in pods
        └─ tmp/          # Temporary files

Key Details:

Per-Node Storage: Each node in multi-node setups gets its own 2TB NVMe
Access: Storage mounted as /workspace in your Kubernetes pods
Persistence: Ephemeral - data is deleted when your lease expires
Backup: Save important data before lease termination (no automatic backups)

Example: Saving Your Data

# Copy results before lease expires
kubectl cp my-pod:/workspace/results ./local-results

# Or use your own S3/cloud storage from within pods
aws s3 sync /workspace/checkpoints s3://my-bucket/checkpoints

Operating System

Base System:

OS: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Kernel: Linux 5.15+
Container Runtime: containerd 1.7+

GPU Stack:

NVIDIA Driver: 535+
CUDA Toolkit: 12.3.0
NVIDIA Container Toolkit: Pre-configured
GPU Operator: Managed by Galadriel

Network Stack:

InfiniBand: Mellanox OFED 5.8+
RDMA: GPUDirect RDMA enabled
Kubernetes: v1.30+

Access Model

Galadriel uses Bare Metal Kubernetes - the industry standard for GPU clouds (same as CoreWeave, Lambda Labs): Architecture:

Your Workload (Container)
       ↓
Kubernetes Pod (privileged)
       ↓
Bare Metal Node (no hypervisor)
       ↓
Physical Hardware (GPUs)

What This Means:

✅ 0-2% overhead vs 5-10% for VMs (no hypervisor layer)
✅ Direct GPU access through CUDA in your containers
✅ Full node exclusivity - no noisy neighbors
✅ InfiniBand/RDMA for multi-node communication
✅ Privileged containers with elevated permissions

Access Methods:

kubectl - Deploy and manage workloads via Kubernetes
SSH - Direct shell access to your pod environment
Kubeconfig - Standard Kubernetes API access

Example: SSH Access

# SSH into your pod
ssh customer@gpu-node-042.galadriel.com

# Check GPUs
nvidia-smi

# Your storage is mounted at /workspace
ls /workspace

What You Can Do

Within your privileged pods, you can:

✅ Install any software packages (apt, pip, conda)
✅ Run CUDA applications and ML frameworks
✅ Access all GPUs directly via nvidia-smi
✅ Use InfiniBand for multi-node RDMA
✅ Modify files and environment in your container
✅ Run docker-in-docker for custom workflows
✅ Deploy any containerized application

Limitations

Due to the Kubernetes security model:

❌ Cannot load custom kernel modules
❌ Cannot modify host system networking
❌ Cannot access other customers’ data (node exclusivity ensures isolation)
❌ Cannot reboot or modify the physical host

These limitations are industry standard for GPU clouds. If you need capabilities like custom kernel modules, please contact support@galadriel.com to discuss dedicated hardware options.

Network & Interconnect

All GPUs come with:

InfiniBand/RDMA

Bandwidth: 400 Gbps per node
Latency: Under 2μs GPU-to-GPU
GPUDirect RDMA: Enabled
Topology: Fat-tree non-blocking

NVLink

H100/H200: 900 GB/s (4th gen)
B200/B300: 1.8 TB/s (5th gen)
GPU-to-GPU: Full mesh within node

This allows near-linear scaling for multi-GPU and multi-node training.

Performance Characteristics

Training Throughput (Relative to H100)

GPU Type	FP16/BF16	FP8	TF32	Effective Speed
H100	1.0x	N/A	1.0x	Baseline
H200	1.0x	N/A	1.0x	Same as H100
B200	2.3x	4.5x	2.3x	2.3-4.5x faster
B300	3.0x	6.0x	3.0x	3-6x faster

B200/B300 offer massive speedups when using FP8 precision. Most modern frameworks (PyTorch, JAX) support FP8 training with minimal code changes.

Memory Capacity vs Bandwidth

H100:  80GB  @ 3.35 TB/s = 42 GB/s per GB
H200: 141GB  @ 4.80 TB/s = 34 GB/s per GB
B200: 192GB  @ 8.00 TB/s = 42 GB/s per GB
B300: 256GB  @ 10.0 TB/s = 39 GB/s per GB

Insight: All GPUs maintain similar bandwidth-per-GB ratios, ensuring consistent performance across memory sizes.

Pricing Comparison

Prices are determined by marketplace supply and demand. Check current prices using the orderbook:

# H100 pricing
galadriel orderbook --gpu-type h100 --zone us-west-1

# H200 pricing
galadriel orderbook --gpu-type h200 --zone us-west-1

# B200 pricing
galadriel orderbook --gpu-type b200 --zone us-west-1

# B300 pricing
galadriel orderbook --gpu-type b300 --zone us-west-1

Example H100 Orderbook:

Market Depth:
  Best Bid:  $1.30/GPU/hr  (24 GPUs)
  Best Ask:  $1.40/GPU/hr  (16 GPUs)
  Spread:    $0.10

Example B200 Orderbook:

Market Depth:
  Best Bid:  $3.10/GPU/hr  (16 GPUs)
  Best Ask:  $3.20/GPU/hr  (8 GPUs)
  Spread:    $0.10

Prices fluctuate based on demand. Check the orderbook before placing orders to see real-time pricing.

Cost Optimization by GPU Type

Cost per TFLOP (FP16/BF16)

Based on example orderbook prices above:

H100:  $1.40/hr ÷ 1,979 TFLOPS = $0.00071 per TFLOP
H200:  ~$5.00/hr ÷ 1,979 TFLOPS = $0.00253 per TFLOP
B200:  $7.20/hr ÷ 4,500 TFLOPS = $0.00160 per TFLOP
B300:  ~$10.00/hr ÷ 6,000 TFLOPS = $0.00167 per TFLOP

Winner: H100 offers best compute per dollar when comparing raw TFLOPS at current market prices. However, consider:

H100 excellent value for models that fit in 80GB
H200 worth it for memory-bound workloads despite higher cost
B200 best value among Blackwell GPUs
B300 for absolute maximum throughput

Availability

Check current availability:

# View inventory
galadriel inventory --zone us-west-1

# Check specific GPU type
galadriel prices estimate --gpu-type h100 --gpus 16 --zone us-west-1

All GPU types are available in:

us-west-1 (California)
us-east-1 (Virginia)
eu-west-1 (Ireland) - Coming soon

Next Steps

Quickstart

Get started with your first GPU order

Pricing Guide

Learn cost optimization strategies

Examples

See real-world training examples

How the Marketplace Works

Understand orderbooks and matching

Getting Started

Marketplace

Tools

Advanced

Cluster Specs

Cluster Specs

Example Cluster Specifications

Available GPU Clusters

H100 (80GB)

H200 (141GB)

B200

B300

Instance Types

System & Access

Storage

Operating System

Access Model

What You Can Do

Limitations

Network & Interconnect

InfiniBand/RDMA

NVLink

Performance Characteristics

Training Throughput (Relative to H100)

Memory Capacity vs Bandwidth

Pricing Comparison

Cost Optimization by GPU Type

Cost per TFLOP (FP16/BF16)

Availability

Next Steps

Quickstart

Pricing Guide

Examples

How the Marketplace Works

​Cluster Specs

​Example Cluster Specifications

​Available GPU Clusters

H100 (80GB)

H200 (141GB)

B200

B300

​Instance Types

​System & Access

​Storage

​Operating System

​Access Model

​What You Can Do

​Limitations

​Network & Interconnect

​InfiniBand/RDMA

​NVLink

​Performance Characteristics

​Training Throughput (Relative to H100)

​Memory Capacity vs Bandwidth

​Pricing Comparison

​Cost Optimization by GPU Type

​Cost per TFLOP (FP16/BF16)

​Availability

​Next Steps

Quickstart

Pricing Guide

Examples

How the Marketplace Works

Cluster Specs

Example Cluster Specifications

Available GPU Clusters

Instance Types

System & Access

Storage

Operating System

Access Model

What You Can Do

Limitations

Network & Interconnect

InfiniBand/RDMA

NVLink

Performance Characteristics

Training Throughput (Relative to H100)

Memory Capacity vs Bandwidth

Pricing Comparison

Cost Optimization by GPU Type

Cost per TFLOP (FP16/BF16)

Availability

Next Steps