Firebird launches Nvidia-powered 300MW AI data centre in Armenia

Details: John Tanner; Category: Data Centres & Networks; 11 August 2026; 150 views

Nvidia announced on Saturday that AI cloud startup Firebird has launched a new AI data centre in Armenia, powered by Nvidia GPUs and Dell Technologies’ AI infrastructure.

Firebird’s AI data centre in Hrazdan – which was delivered in six months – was built on Nvidia’s AI factory platform, which includes reference architecture, GPUs, networking and AI software. The facility hosts over 70,000 Nvidia Rubin and Blackwell GPUs on Dell PowerEdge servers, with its AI infrastructure supporting an IT load capacity of 300MW.

The data centre also runs on Nvidia’s DSX platform, which integrates computing, networking, power and cooling as one codesigned system. Firebird said that enables it to run up to 40% more GPUs on the same footprint, producing more tokens per dollar and extracting more value from every megawatt of capacity

Schneider Electric provided the power infrastructure supporting the AI data centre, including medium- and low-voltage switchgear, three-phase uninterruptible power supply systems and rack enclosures to make sure the power buildout keeps up with pace of compute.

Meanwhile, Vertiv has provided a cooling architecture combining chilled-water technology, advanced controls and Vertiv TrimCooler technology for efficient heat rejection. The cooling resources are centrally coordinated by Vertiv’s chilled water manager to improve visibility, efficiency and responsiveness as demand shifts with AI workloads.

Nvidia said Perplexity AI has already signed on as a customer, using Firebird’s high-performance AI infrastructure for its AI agent platform and answer engine.

Nvidia said the Hrazdan AI data centre is the largest in the CIS, and will help make the region a magnet for global companies building and running AI, as well as a catalyst for local developers, researchers and enterprises.

Firebird co-founder Alexander Yesayan said the Armenian data centre is part of its broader ambition to pursue an AI infrastructure roadmap spanning Armenia, Kazakhstan and additional markets.

“Our ambition for what we are building in the next two years or so is roughly 2 GW of capacity around the world,” Yesayan said. “We’re very focused on merging into frontier markets.”

Firebird also announced that Nvidia intends to invest in the company, following an earlier investment by CoreWeave this year, both of which will help finance that expansion plan. No details were given on the size of the Nvidia investment.