Kioxia has introduced a new SSD designed for high-performance AI applications. The drive aims to deliver millions of IOPS to GPUs and potentially overcome AI memory constraints.
Kioxia, a storage technology company, announced a new solid-state drive (SSD) highlighted by TechRadar. The product is positioned to support demanding AI workloads by providing GPUs with millions of input/output operations per second (IOPS). According to the report, this SSD could help break existing limits in AI memory capabilities, particularly when feeding high-bandwidth memory (HBM) GPUs, as suggested in the article's title referencing the GP series and storage-class memory. The unveiling targets scenarios requiring extreme performance in AI processing. No further technical specifications or release details were provided in the source summary. TechRadar published the coverage on March 22, 2026.