Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure, announced it is aligning with NVIDIA’s newly unveiled AI roadmap to bring 800 VDC power architectures to market in the second half of 2026 one GPU generation ahead of NVIDIA’s upcoming Kyber and Rubin Ultra platforms.
As AI workloads push rack densities past 300 kW, higher-voltage DC power delivers major efficiency gains by cutting copper use, lowering current, and reducing thermal losses. Vertiv’s 800 VDC suite will include:
- Centralized rectifiers
- High-efficiency DC busways
- Rack-level DC-DC converters
- DC-compatible backup systems
These additions expand Vertiv’s end-to-end power management lineup. The lineup features a robust AC power train giving hyperscalers and AI factories the flexibility to choose the optimal architecture for each zone.
“GPUs are scaling to giga-watt levels, and infrastructure has to keep pace.” Said Scott Armul, Executive Vice President of Global Portfolio & Business Units at Vertiv. “DC power isn’t new for us—we’ve deployed higher-voltage solutions worldwide for decades. Our practical experience positions us to help customers transition smoothly to the AI factory era.”
Decades of DC Expertise
Vertiv has more than 20 years of experience with ±400 VDC systems across telecom, industrial, and mission-critical facilities. This experience is strengthened by strategic acquisitions in the early 2000s. This proven track record underpins the company’s ability to design, deploy, and service higher-voltage DC safely and at scale.
The new 800 VDC power is a cornerstone of Vertiv’s “unit of compute” strategy. A modular, systems-level design that lets power, cooling, and integrated infrastructure work as a single, scalable block perfect for homogeneous AI zones in hyperscale environments. Supporting both AC and DC architectures gives Vertiv customers the flexibility to optimise each application as AI demands evolve.
