Firebird launches data center in Armenia aiming for 70,000 Nvidia chips
According to 36Kr, San Francisco-based startup Firebird has started operating a data center in Armenia. By the end of next year, the facility in Hrazdan is expected to reach 300 MW of installed capacity and deploy over 70,000 Nvidia chips, with one-fifth of compute reserved for domestic use and the rest allocated to foreign companies including Perplexity AI; the complex is about 45 km from Yerevan and is poised to become one of Europe’s largest computing clusters.
Key facts
- 01Firebird is a San Francisco-based startup.
- 02The Armenia data center is in Hrazdan and began operations.
- 03By the end of next year, installed capacity will reach 300 MW and over 70,000 Nvidia chips will be deployed.
- 04One-fifth of compute will be reserved for domestic use (local research, government, startups); the rest will go to foreign companies including Perplexity AI.
- 05The site is about 45 km from Yerevan and is expected to be among Europe’s largest computing clusters.
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