Supercomputers/Systems/HUMAIN AI Factory Phase 1
Saudi Arabia · under construction · ai training
HUMAIN AI Factory Phase 1
Also known as HUMAIN Riyadh and Dammam data centers
Operated by HUMAIN .
Phase 1 seed dataset, compiled by hand. These rows were built from public operator, laboratory and vendor sources. A mechanical second-reader pass has since fetched every cited source: 1092 of 1153 systems have a readable citation that names them, and 40 are genuinely weakly sourced. Every claim carries its source and a confidence tier. Treat anything below verified as a lead, not a citation.
Measured performance
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- Rmax ÷ Rpeak
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- Cores
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- Power
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- Per watt
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Figures are as last publicly reported for the configuration described below, not a live measurement. Where a system was upgraded in place, the post-upgrade configuration is shown and the earlier one appears in the timeline.
What this machine is made of
One row per supplier relationship. “Supplier at build” is the company that shipped the part at the time; where that company has since been acquired, the parent it rolls up to today is shown beside it. That distinction is what makes ticker-level aggregation possible across a thirty-year dataset.
| Role | Part | Supplier at build | Quantity | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accelerator | - 18,000 NVIDIA GB300 Grace Blackwell superchips in the initial deployment | NVIDIA | 18,000 reported | Reported | nvidianews.nvidia.com |
| Interconnect | - NVIDIA InfiniBand networking | NVIDIA | - | Reported | nvidianews.nvidia.com |
AI datacenter metrics
Figures beyond an accelerator count, each with who stated it. What can and cannot be compared across AI datacenters.
| Metric | Value | As of | Basis | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accelerators | 18,000 accelerators | 2025-05 | Design target | NVIDIA states the first phase is an 18,000 GB300 Grace Blackwell supercomputer (May 2025 announcement). Plan. | nvidianews.nvidia.comfastcompanyme.com |
Compute deals
- 2025-05-13: HUMAIN and NVIDIA (chip supply , 500 MW). nvidianews.nvidia.comfastcompanyme.com
All compute deals. Headline values are as announced, not additive.
The read
The first phase of HUMAIN's national AI factory, which Nvidia describes as an initial deployment of 18,000 GB300 Grace Blackwell superchips with InfiniBand networking, growing to a projected 500 MW over five years. Fast Company Middle East reports that HUMAIN is building its first data centres in Riyadh and Dammam, each with an initial capacity of up to 100 MW and an original target of Q2 2026, and that Nvidia's chips had local regulatory approval. Neither page says how the 18,000 chips are split between the two sites, so the system is left unlocated. We found no dated confirmation that either site entered service, so it stays under construction.
Timeline
- 2025-05 Announced source
Change history
- 2026-10-04 Added AI datacenter metrics for humain-ai-factory
- 2026-10-02 Added HUMAIN AI Factory Phase 1, Saudi Arabia's 18,000-chip GB300 build
Source check
We fetched this system's own citations and recorded whether each page actually mentions it. This is a corroboration signal, not a fact check, and it is published so you can see how well the sourcing holds up rather than take it on trust.
| Cited source | Result | Found on the page |
|---|---|---|
| fastcompanyme.com | names system only | - |
| nvidianews.nvidia.com | names system only | - |
Checked 2026-10-09 by pnpm verify. Re-run it and the table changes with the web.