How Nvidia's JUPITER is Redefining Fast Supercomputing
Powering the fastest supercomputer in Europe, Nvidia shows no signs of slowing down.
The semiconductor innovator continues to make strides in supercomputing, fuelled by its Grace Hopper Platform aimed at facilitating scientific advancements at unparalleled speed across Europe.
This leap forward is credited to Jülich’s JUPITER Supercomputer, enhanced by Nvidia to transform simulation processes and training efficiency.
Impressively, JUPITER is reported by Nvidia to deliver over twice the speed for high-performance computing (HPC) and AI workloads compared to other systems.
- Among the top five systems on the TOP500 list of the world’s fastest supercomputers, JUPITER is the most energy efficient, at 60 gigaflops per watt.
“AI will supercharge scientific discovery and industrial innovation,” says Jensen Huang, Founder and CEO of NVIDIA.
“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.”
A new era for AI and HPC
Positioned to be the first exascale supercomputer in Europe, JUPITER's capabilities will soon reach one quintillion FP64 operations per second, according to Nvidia.
Its infrastructure facilitates accelerated simulation, training and inference of expansive AI models, including fields like climate science, quantum investigations, structural biology, computational engineering and astrophysics.
This capability is poised to enable European enterprises to harness scientific advancement and foster innovation.
Located at the Jülich Supercomputing Centre in Germany, JUPITER is an integral asset of the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking.
“With JUPITER’s extreme performance, Europe has taken a giant leap into the future of science, technology and sovereignty,” says Anders Jensen, Executive Director of the EuroHPC JU.
“JUPITER’s computing power will serve as a catalyst for scientific discovery, propelling foundational research across the continent in fields as diverse as climate modeling, energy systems and biomedical innovation.”
The system is equipped with nearly 24,000 NVIDIA GH200 Grace Hopper Superchips and connected through the NVIDIA Quantum-2 InfiniBand networking platform.
Expected to surpass 90 exaflops in AI performance, it is underpinned by Eviden’s BullSequana XH3000 liquid-cooled architecture.
“JUPITER is a landmark achievement for European science and technology,” shares Thomas Lippert, co-director of the Jülich Supercomputing Centre.
“Powered by NVIDIA’s accelerated computing and AI platforms, JUPITER is advancing the frontier of foundation model training and high-performance simulation, enabling researchers across Europe to tackle challenges of unprecedented complexity.”
Which challenges JUPITER could solve
Designed for scientific breakthroughs, JUPITER leverages Nvidia’s comprehensive software suite, signifying a new generation of computing systems aimed at confronting varied technological challenges.
Some pressing challenges include:
Climate and weather modelling:
Facilitates high-resolution, real-time environmental simulations with the NVIDIA Earth-2 open platform.
Nvidia’s role in projects like the Earth Virtualization Engines underscores its intent to create a digital twin of the planet in efforts to better comprehend and combat climate change.
Quantum computing research:
Boosts quantum algorithm and hardware developments using robust tools like the NVIDIA CUDA-QTM platform and the NVIDIA cuQuantum software development kit.
Computer-aided engineering:
Transforms product design and manufacturing through AI-driven simulation and digital twin technologies, utilising the NVIDIA PhysicsNeMoTM framework, NVIDIA CUDA-XTM libraries and the NVIDIA Omniverse platform.
Drug discovery:
Enhances AI model creation and deployment crucial to pharmaceutical research via the NVIDIA BioNeMoTM platform, expediting insights in biomolecular science and drug discovery.
Nvidia continues to support scientific breakthroughs
Nvidia’s AI supercomputers form the computational backbone of a new class of data centres crafted exclusively for AI workloads.
These establishments, dubbed as AI Factories by Nvidia, contain the essential infrastructure that fuels rising AI applications and solutions across sectors.
The company’s Grace Hopper superchip, a transformative processor since its launch, is designed for large-scale AI and HPC pursuits.
It promises up to 10x enhanced performance for massive data applications, aiding scientists and researchers in tackling complex global issues.
With JUPITER's escalation in performance, Nvidia anticipates unlocking a new level of AI-driven innovation.
“JUPITER will substantially advance quantum algorithms and hardware development,” adds Kristel Michielsen, Co-Director of the Jülich Supercomputing Centre.
Emmanuel Le Roux, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Advanced Computing at Eviden, Atos Group, says: “JUPITER’s launch is not just an extraordinary technical success – delivering an exascale machine and Julich’s modular data center in less than nine months – it marks a pivotal moment for European high-performance computing.
“It clearly demonstrated the technological leadership of the European Eviden-led consortium, which designed, built and delivered this world- class system.”
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