HPC Wire: Processors

NVIDIA Works On CPU Co-Dependency Issues with Kepler GPU

Michael Feldman — Tue, 22 May 2012 17:38:26 EDT

NVIDIA is telling everyone that the GK110, its new Kepler GPU aimed at supercomputing, is all about improving performance per watt. But the other driving theme behind the new architecture is reducing the GPU's reliance on its CPU host. How well it accomplishes both these goals areas could determine the success of the new chip in high performance computing.

Podcast: NVIDIA's Kepler Debuts in HPC; Intel Adds to Chip Count

Fri, 18 May 2012 13:56:12 EDT

NVIDIA pushes Kepler into HPC and beyond. And Intel adds three new families of Xeon chips.

OpenACC Starts to Gather Developer Mindshare

Michael Feldman — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:15:03 EDT

PGI, Cray, and CAPS enterprise are moving quickly to get their new OpenACC-supported compilers into the hands of GPGPU developers. At NVIDIA's GPU Technology Conference this week, there was plenty of discussion around the new HPC accelerator framework, and all three OpenACC compiler makers, as well as NVIDIA, were talking up the technology.

Rice University Develops Low Power, Inexact Chip

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:08:48 EDT

Rice university researchers have developed a chip that trades compute accuracy for low power consumption. Prototype chips were introduced at the ACM International Conference on Computing Frontiers in Cagliari, Italy.

NVIDIA’s Bill Dally Talks 3D Chips and More at GTC

Robert Gelber — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:06:40 EDT

Chief scientist discusses memory stacks, interconnects, and US technology leadership.

Nvidia Announces Availability of Tesla K10 GPU

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:34:04 EDT

Nvidia has announced the availability of their K10 Kepler-based GPU. The GPU can deliver 4.58 teraflops of single-precision floating point.

GE Announces Graphics Board Based on Nvidia VPX Platform

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:30:15 EDT

GE has announced the GRA112 3U VPX graphics board. The device contains a 384-core Kepler GPU.

NVIDIA Unveils Virtualized GPU with Kepler-Based Board

Michael Feldman — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:32:26 EDT

GPU maker conjures up visualization technology for virtual desktops.

SGI Adds Kepler GPU-Accelerated Servers to Rackable Line

Tue, 15 May 2012 18:28:15 EDT

SGI announced the availability of a complete, managed GPU solution of its SGI Rackable servers with the new high-performance NVIDIA Tesla K10 GPU Computing Accelerator.

AMAX Intros HPC Servers with New Kepler GPUs

Tue, 15 May 2012 18:19:14 EDT

AMAX announced the next generation of AMAX ClusterMax SuperG GPU cluster solutions and ServMax GPU server platforms optimized for the latest NVIDIA Tesla K10 GPU Accelerator.

Nvidia Introduces GPU Virtualization Platform

Tue, 15 May 2012 17:09:55 EDT

Nvidia has announced the VGX platform. The offering is set to enable IT departments the ability to provision a virtualized desktop with the performance of a physical PC or workstation with a GPU.

NVIDIA Launches Kepler Into HPC

Michael Feldman — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:01:07 EDT

NVIDIA has introduced its first Kepler-generation GPU product for high performance computing, and revealed some of the inner working of the new architecture. The announcement took place at the kickoff of the company's GPU Technology Conference taking place this week in San Jose, California.

Nvidia Announces Kepler-Based Tesla GPUs

Tue, 15 May 2012 14:24:18 EDT

Nvidia has announced the launch of Tesla GPUs based on the company's Kepler architecture. New models will be release under the K10 and K20 names.

BOXX Workstations Featuring NVIDIA Maximus Demo at GPU Technology Conference

John Kirkley — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:53:34 EDT

NVIDIA Maximus technology enables engineers, designers, and other creative professionals to complete simulation or rendering plus visualization simultaneously on the same workstation.

Appro Xtreme-X Supercomputer Powered by New Intel Processors

Mon, 14 May 2012 12:42:58 EDT

Appro has announced that the Appro Xtreme-X supercomputer is powered by Intel's new Xeon processors. The system is running four-socket nodes with Xeon E5-4600 chips.

AMAX Releases Systems based on Intel E3 Family

Mon, 14 May 2012 12:33:33 EDT

AMAX has announced a new system based on Intel's new E3 processor family. The chips have been manufactured with a 22nm process.

IBM Augments x86 Offerings

Mon, 14 May 2012 12:26:57 EDT

IBM has announced new x86 hardware. The company has added a blade server and a rack system to their lineup.

Super Micro Shipping Servers With New Sandy Bridge Processors

Mon, 14 May 2012 12:20:12 EDT

Super Micro Computer, Inc. has announced it will ship servers with updated Intel Xeon processors. Intel's E5-2400 and E5-4600 processor families were announced today.

HP Updates Gen8 Servers With New Xeon Families

Mon, 14 May 2012 12:15:09 EDT

HP has announced an update to their Gen8 Servers. The systems will support Intel's new E5-2400 and E5-4600 processors.

Zettaflops Will Happen Says HPC Analyst

Mon, 14 May 2012 12:01:34 EDT

Pessimistic predictions about technology have a poor track record, according to 451's John Barr.