# Nvidia：液冷高温运行可使AI数据中心用水量降至"接近零" - 来源：The Verge：AI（RSS） - 作者：Stevie Bonifield - 发布时间：2026-06-23 07:24 - AIHOT 分数：51 - AIHOT 链接：https://aihot.virxact.com/items/cmqpupttx03x8slp56rt4upht - 原文链接：https://www.theverge.com/tech/954139/nvidia-data-centers-rubin-liquid-cooling ## AI 摘要 Nvidia称，其Rubin代参考设计采用100%液冷并让服务器在更高温度（最高45°C）下运行，可将AI数据中心用水量降至“接近零”。热量在芯片处直接捕获，通过高温液体回路传输，使室外干式冷却器全年高效排热。Nvidia可持续发展主管Josh Parker表示，相比传统冷却塔系统每年每兆瓦约260万加仑的用水量，新设计降幅高达100%。但该方案未提及建设成本及数据中心建造、发电环节的其它环境关切。 ## 正文 Nvidia says its AI data center design runs hotter to use a lot less water By switching to 100 percent liquid cooling and running servers hotter, Nvidia claims it can cut water use to “near zero.” By switching to 100 percent liquid cooling and running servers hotter, Nvidia claims it can cut water use to “near zero.” by Stevie Bonifield Jun 22, 2026, 11:24 PM UTC Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Part Of Chip race: Microsoft, Meta, Google, and Nvidia battle it out for AI chip supremacy see all updates Stevie Bonifield is a news writer covering all things consumer tech. Stevie started out at Laptop Mag writing news and reviews on hardware, gaming, and AI. Public pushback against data centers has emphasized their water and energy consumption, and now Nvidia is highlighting its claim that the Rubin generation reference design for a fully liquid-cooled data center has “eliminated massive amounts of power usage and pretty much all water usage.” Still, it doesn’t address all of the concerns around AI data centers, including during their construction, and for the power generation requirements of the massive facilities. Also, as Gizmodo points out, Nvidia’s blog post doesn’t mention the cost of building this style of data center vs. one using less efficient air cooling, but claims that “every cloud provider and data center operator building for [Rubin] is making the transition.” The efficiency gains are partly due to running AI servers hotter, as high as 113 degrees Fahrenheit (45 degrees Celsius). In a recent report, Amazon similarly touted higher heat tolerances as part of making its mostly air-cooled data centers more efficient. With Nvidia’s system, “heat is captured directly at the chip and transported through liquid loops operating at much higher temperatures, allowing outdoor dry coolers to reject heat efficiently for much of the year,” with much more flexibility when it comes to the ambient air temperature. According to Nvidia’s head of sustainability, Josh Parker, the reference design takes water use “from roughly 2.6 million gallons per megawatt per year for conventional cooling-tower-based systems to near zero — up to a 100 percent reduction.” Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates. Stevie Bonifield More in: Chip race: Microsoft, Meta, Google, and Nvidia battle it out for AI chip supremacy Google is reportedly turning to Intel to make its AI chips. Stevie BonifieldJun 8 Anthropic is in talks to use Microsoft’s AI chips too. Richard LawlerMay 21 Nvidia’s Q1 2027 data center revenue jumped 92 percent from last year. Stevie BonifieldMay 20 Most Popular Valve prices the Steam Machine at $1,049 The Steam Machine is the most ambitious game console I’ve ever played Valve will finally let you build your own Steam Machine with SteamOS for desktop Read this before you vibe-code another app Valve explains why it isn’t subsidizing the Steam Machine More in Tech The Apple Watch SE 3 is just $199 for Prime Day Google invests in A24 to build AI movie tools Here’s how you can reserve a Steam Machine Valve will finally let you build your own Steam Machine with SteamOS for desktop 6 Verge Score The Steam Machine is the most ambitious game console I’ve ever played AMD releases FSR 4.1 upscaling for older graphics cards The Apple Watch SE 3 is just $199 for Prime Day Victoria Song6:00 PM UTC Google invests in A24 to build AI movie tools Jess Weatherbed5:18 PM UTC Here’s how you can reserve a Steam Machine Stevie Bonifield5:07 PM UTC Valve will finally let you build your own Steam Machine with SteamOS for desktop Stevie Bonifield5:05 PM UTC The Steam Machine is the most ambitious game console I’ve ever played Sean Hollister5:00 PM UTC AMD releases FSR 4.1 upscaling for older graphics cards Jay Peters4:37 PM UTC 5:00 PM UTC The Steam Machine is the most ambitious game console I’ve ever played 11:00 AM UTC Read this before you vibe-code another app 2:00 PM UTC Can Patreon fight fire with social media fire? Jun 21 Sony’s Xperia 1 VIII is still a phone for the fans Jun 21 Electric air taxis are stuck in the courtroom