Industry's First SSD Optimized for GPU Direct Access Recognized in the 'Specialized Storage' Category

KIOXIA America, Inc. today announced that its KIOXIA GP Series PCIe^® NVMe™ SSD has received the FMS: the Future of Memory and Storage ‘Best of Show’ award in the ‘Specialized Storage’ category. The Best of Show Awards recognize product and solution excellence, honoring companies and technologies shaping the future of the memory and storage industry.

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The KIOXIA GP Series PCIe NVMe SSD has received the FMS: the Future of Memory and Storage ‘Best of Show’ award in the ‘Specialized Storage’ category. The Best of Show Awards recognize product and solution excellence, honoring companies and technologies shaping the future of the memory and storage industry.

Purpose-built for AI infrastructure, the KIOXIA GP1 Series PCIe 6.0 SSD is part of the GP Series which is the industry's first¹ super-high IOPS PCIe SSD optimized for GPU direct access. Powered by KIOXIA XL-FLASH™ generation 2 low-latency flash memory, it delivers up to 10 million random read IOPS with 512-byte data access, enabling flash to serve as a high-performance memory extension tier that helps improve GPU utilization for AI workloads.

"As AI infrastructure evolves, storage is becoming a critical enabler of next-generation system architectures," said George Mullins, Conference Director, Future of Memory and Storage. "The KIOXIA GP Series reflects KIOXIA's continued innovation in flash memory and AI storage technologies. By addressing emerging AI infrastructure requirements with a forward-looking storage architecture, the GP Series stands out as a deserving recipient of this year's FMS Best of Show award in the Specialized Storage category."

By extending High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) with a high-performance flash tier, the KIOXIA GP1 SSDs enable AI systems to efficiently access larger datasets without relying solely on costly in-node HBM or DRAM expansion. Built on KIOXIA XL-FLASH generation 2 memory with a PCIe 6.0 and NVMe 2.2 interface, the architecture is designed to scale from today's 10 million random read IOPS to future generations targeting 100 million IOPS.

"This recognition highlights the growing role storage will play in overcoming the AI memory capacity limitations," said Neville Ichhaporia, senior vice president and general manager of the SSD business unit, KIOXIA America, Inc. "The KIOXIA GP Series enables a new approach allowing flash to function as a high-performance memory extension tier for GPUs, delivering the ultra-low latency and efficiency needed to support larger data sets while helping to offset the cost of scaling memory. It reflects Kioxia's continued commitment to advancing flash technologies that enable the next generation of AI infrastructure."

Evaluation samples of KIOXIA GP1 Series will be available to select customers by the end of 2026.

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About KIOXIA America, Inc.

KIOXIA America, Inc. is the U.S.-based subsidiary of Kioxia Corporation, a leading worldwide supplier of flash memory and solid-state drives (SSDs). From the invention of flash memory to today’s breakthrough BiCS FLASH™ 3D technology, Kioxia continues to pioneer innovative memory, SSD and software solutions that enrich people's lives and expand society's horizons. The company's innovative 3D flash memory technology, BiCS FLASH, is shaping the future of storage in high-density applications, including advanced smartphones, PCs, automotive systems, data centers and generative AI systems. For more information, please visit Kioxia.com.

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Notes:

1: As of March 16, 2026.

Read and write speed may vary depending on various factors such as host devices, software (drivers, OS etc.), and read/write conditions.

Definition of capacity: Kioxia Corporation defines a megabyte (MB) as 1,000,000 bytes, a gigabyte (GB) as 1,000,000,000 bytes and a terabyte (TB) as 1,000,000,000,000 bytes. A computer operating system, however, reports storage capacity using powers of 2 for the definition of 1GB = 2^30 bytes = 1,073,741,824 bytes and 1TB = 2^40 bytes = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes and therefore shows less storage capacity. Available storage capacity (including examples of various media files) will vary based on file size, formatting, settings, software and operating system, and/or pre-installed software applications, or media content. Actual formatted capacity may vary.

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By extending High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) with a high-performance flash tier, the KIOXIA GP1 SSDs enable AI systems to efficiently access larger datasets without relying solely on costly in-node HBM or DRAM expansion.