Paired with Bentaus Ziani orchestration software, deployment offers flexible GPU capacity that balances the grid instead of working against it, cutting energy per token by 30% at a cost of only 3% token throughput
RA'ANANA, Israel and DALLAS, Nov. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- DriveNets, a leading provider of high-performance AI networking solutions, and Bentaus, an energy-first NeoCloud, today announced a joint solution that drives more tokens from every data center GPU at greater efficiency per watt, and runs the compute as a flexible load, helping solve the power constraint issues of today's grid. Bentaus cut GPU power 30% while keeping 97% of token throughput on its AI cluster running AMD Instinct™ MI325X GPUs, DriveNets AI Fabric and Bentaus Ziani software.
Bentaus develops, deploys, owns, and operates AI infrastructure, hardware, and software. It has deployed DriveNets AI Fabric as the back-end fabric for a new AI cluster running AMD Instinct™ MI325X GPUs. The new cluster works with Bentaus Ziani Systems platform GPU-FLX™ and CPU-FLX™ that manages compute power in real time for enterprises, data centers, and NeoClouds to deliver a grid-responsive, vendor-agnostic AI infrastructure built on open standards that maximizes tokens per watt and lowers cost per token.
DriveNets Ethernet-based AI fabric maximizes the performance of AMD Instinct-based AI clusters by performing full-stack networking optimization — from switch, via NIC, to RCCL and kernel optimization. Purposely optimized for AMD environments like the one deployed at Bentaus and based on reference architecture jointly engineered by DriveNets and AMD, it drives GPUs to higher utilization, maximizing tokens-per-second while cutting power consumption per million tokens. In published benchmarks the architecture delivers approximately 5% higher throughput and 12% better time to first token than publicly available results while minimizing power consumption and lowering effective energy costs.
Project timing addresses a live industry pressure point: more than a dozen U.S. states have introduced data center moratoriums or paused legislation in 2026 amid concerns over grid strain and ratepayer costs. New York has already enacted a statewide halt on new large-load permits. Bentaus designs datacenters and AI solutions to be good stewards of the community. Ziani enables data centers to curtail power in real time and provide power back to the grid by dynamically reducing GPU and CPU power consumption while keeping AI workloads running continuously.
"Everyone is racing to add GPUs. We built Bentaus to add compute while mitigating risks to the grid. Ziani flexes our clusters acknowledging grid conditions in real time, and DriveNets' fabric makes sure the GPUs we run are never waiting on the network. That is how you scale AI capacity now: more compute, delivered more efficiently, on power the grid can sustain."
- said Bob Davidoff, CEO and Founder, Bentaus
"The first AI race was to produce more tokens. The next race is to produce them on less power. With AMD and Bentaus, we have built the answer as a complete, open system: our Ethernet fabric drives every GPU to higher utilization and more tokens per watt, and Bentaus's Ziani keeps that compute running on power the grid can sustain. This is the open, multi-vendor alternative that NeoClouds have been asking for — top-tier performance-per-watt with no lock-in to a single vendor's stack."
- said Ido Susan, DriveNets CEO and Founder
"Two shifts are reshaping AI infrastructure at the same time. Buyers are moving from single-vendor stacks to multi-vendor clusters, and power availability is replacing GPU supply as the main limit on how fast capacity comes online. What stands out in this deployment is that the network and the power layer are tuned together, getting the most tokens out of every GPU and every watt. This is quickly becoming the clearest way to compete."
- said Sameh Boujelbene, VP Data Center Switch and AI Networks Market Research, Dell'Oro Group
Learn more about DriveNets and Bentaus:
- Join DriveNets and Bentaus at SC26 for a presentation of their joint solution in the AMD booth (3028) on Thursday, November 19th at 11:30 AM.
- Read the Bentaus case study
- Visit DriveNets at drivenets.com and Bentaus at bentaus.com
About DriveNets
DriveNets is a leader in high-scale networking solutions for service providers and AI infrastructures. The company created a radical new way to build networks that substantially improves the network's economic model and optimizes its utilization and efficiency. DriveNets AI Fabric, introduced in 2023, provides the highest-performance Ethernet-based AI networking and the best Ethernet alternative to InfiniBand. The solution is used by Hyperscalers, NeoClouds, and Enterprises worldwide. Learn more at drivenets.com.
About Bentaus
Bentaus is an energy-first NeoCloud that develops, deploys, owns, and operates AI infrastructure, hardware, and software. Through Ziani Systems, its energy orchestration platform built for enterprises, data centers, and NeoClouds, Bentaus intelligently manages compute power consumption in real time, enabling flexible, grid-responsive AI infrastructure that maximizes performance, energy efficiency, and compute economics. Built on open-source technologies and industry standards, Bentaus delivers vendor-agnostic AI solutions designed to maximize token production while minimizing energy consumption and cost per token.

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