NVIDIA JUPITER: Europe's Fastest AI Supercomputer
NVIDIA’s JUPITER Supercomputer: Europe’s Fastest and Most Energy-Efficient AI Powerhouse
NVIDIA has unveiled that the JUPITER supercomputer, powered by the NVIDIA Grace Hopper™ platform, is now the fastest supercomputer in Europe. It delivers over 2x speedup in high-performance computing and AI workloads, positioning JUPITER to become Europe’s first exascale supercomputer, capable of performing 1 quintillion FP64 operations per second.
This advanced supercomputer will be pivotal in enabling faster simulations, training, and inference for the largest AI models in fields such as climate modeling, quantum research, structural biology, computational engineering, and astrophysics. JUPITER is set to empower European nations and enterprises to drive scientific discovery and technological innovation across various industries.
World-Class Performance and Efficiency
JUPITER is among the top five systems listed on the TOP500 of the world’s fastest supercomputers and stands out as the most energy-efficient at 60 gigaflops per watt. The system comprises nearly 24,000 NVIDIA GH200 Grace Hopper Superchips, interconnected via the NVIDIA Quantum-2 InfiniBand networking platform. It is based on the Eviden BullSequana XH3000 liquid-cooled architecture, expected to deliver over 90 exaflops of AI performance.
Jensen Huang, Founder and CEO of NVIDIA, ““AI will supercharge scientific discovery and industrial innovation.”
He added, “In partnership with Jülich and Eviden, we’re building Europe’s most advanced AI supercomputer to enable the leading researchers, industries and institutions to expand human knowledge, accelerate breakthroughs and drive national advancement.”
Key Focus Areas for Scientific Breakthroughs
The JUPITER supercomputer, hosted by the Jülich Supercomputing Centre, will support key scientific applications, including climate modeling, quantum computing research, and AI-driven engineering simulations.
It will advance initiatives like the Earth Virtualization Engines project for climate change, integrate the NVIDIA CUDA-Q™ platform for quantum research, enable digital twin technologies for engineering, and accelerate drug discovery through NVIDIA BioNeMo™, improving time-to-insight in biomolecular science.
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A Major Milestone for European HPC and AI Innovation
JUPITER is hosted by the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking, with significant support from Eviden, which led the development and delivery of this world-class system. Emmanuel Le Roux, Senior Vice President at Eviden, noted:
