Google adds two TPU systems to its eighth-generation AI chip line

Google added the TPU 8tx and the TPU 8i Max to its eighth-generation tensor processing units on Monday, Nov. 9, 2026. The 8tx is aimed at regulated enterprises and governments that need confidential computing, and it pairs Google's chips with AMD's fifth-generation EPYC processors. The 8i Max places two inference chips in one package, roughly doubling compute and on-chip memory without enlarging the rack footprint. Google says both systems arrive in 2027, and that its TPU business now serves nearly 100 customers, including Anthropic and Apple. Analysts at JPMorgan read the 8i Max as consistent with Broadcom's chip program. The launch adds to Google's push to sell TPU systems directly, a business that is booked as Cloud product revenue.

1. Google added TPU 8tx and TPU 8i Max to its eighth-generation TPU lineup, announced Monday.
2. Google says its TPU business has nearly 100 customers, including Anthropic and Apple.
3. The 8tx targets regulated enterprises and governments and uses AMD fifth-generation EPYC processors.
4. The 8i Max combines two inference chips in one package, doubling compute and HBM bandwidth in the same rack footprint.
5. Both new systems are expected to become available in 2027.
6. JPMorgan analyst Harlan Sur said the 8i Max matches Broadcom's 3-nanometer TPU program.
7. TPU system sales are booked as Google Cloud product revenue; Google builds inventory only after customers sign contracts.