Iluvatar CoreX Zhikai 50 (Low-Power Edge Inference Card)
Product Overview
The Zhikai 50 (MR-V50) is Iluvatar CoreX's entry-level low-power inference accelerator card in the Zhikai series, with a board power of only 75 W. It adopts a half-length half-height single-slot PCIe form factor with passive cooling, comes with 16 GB HBM2e memory, and is priced at around RMB 15,000.
Thanks to its 75 W low power and half-height half-length form factor, the Zhikai 50 fits two types of scenarios at once:
- Small server room expansion: plugs directly into existing servers without upgrading power or cooling
- Industrial PCs / edge nodes: the half-height half-length form factor fits compact industrial chassis
Video processing is another highlight of the Zhikai 50: it supports up to 128 channels of H.264 1080P@30fps video decoding, plus JPEG image encode/decode for H.264 / H.265 / VP9 / AVS2 formats (2000 / 500 fps HD), making it suitable for video-centric inference workloads such as smart city video analytics and content moderation.
Core Specifications
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Architecture | Iluvatar CoreX general-purpose GPU architecture |
| Product Positioning | Edge / industrial lightweight inference |
| INT8 | 192 TOPS (other sources report 64 TOPS; conflicting figures) |
| Memory Capacity | 16 GB HBM2e |
| TDP | 75 W (board power) |
| Interface | PCIe Gen4 ×16 |
| Cooling | Passive cooling |
| Board Size | Half-length half-height single-slot PCIe card |
| Video Decoding | Up to 128 channels (H.264 1080P@30fps) |
| Image Encode/Decode | JPEG decode / encode: 2000 / 500 fps (HD) |
| Launch | December 2022 (Zhikai series) |
| Price | Approx. RMB 15,000 |
⚠️ Conflicting Data Note: The Zhikai 50's integer compute is reported as 192 TOPS in some sources and 64 TOPS in others (a roughly 3x discrepancy). This site uses 192 TOPS from securities analyst research notes and keeps the conflict flagged. Process node, FP16 / FP32 compute, and memory bandwidth are all not disclosed. Refer to Iluvatar CoreX's official datasheet.
Use Case Tiering
In the 2026 tiering of domestic PCIe inference cards, the Zhikai 50 belongs to the third tier (edge / industrial lightweight, < 100–200 TOPS):
| Tier | Positioning | Representative Models |
|---|---|---|
| First tier | Cloud large-model inference flagship | Kunlunxin P800, Ascend Atlas 300I A2, Zhikai 100 |
| Second tier | Mid-to-high-density server room inference | Ascend dual-310P, Cambricon MLU 370, Moore Threads MTT S4000 |
| Third tier | Edge / industrial lightweight | Zhikai 50, Ascend 310P single card, Rockchip RK1828 |
📌 Selection Guidance: The Zhikai 50's core competitiveness is the combination of 75 W power + half-height half-length single slot + 16 GB HBM2e + 128-channel video decoding, suited to low-cost expansion of existing servers and industrial / edge boxes. If you need maximum per-card compute, choose the Zhikai 100 or first-tier products.