NVIDIA GPUs ARM64 enters into high-performance computing

NVIDIA has announced that multiple server vendors are leveraging the performance of NVIDIA GPU accelerators to launch 64-bit ARM development systems for high-performance computing (HPC).

ARM64 server processors were primarily designed for micro-servers and web servers because of their extreme energy efficiency. Now, they can tackle HPC-class workloads when paired with GPU accelerators using the NVIDIA CUDA 6.5 parallel programming platform, which supports 64-bit ARM processors.

Featuring Applied Micro X-GeneARM64 CPUs and NVIDIA Tesla K20 GPU accelerators, the new ARM64servers will provide customers with an expanded range of efficient, high-performance computing options to drive compute-intensive HPC and enterprise data center workloads.

“NVIDIA has built the industry’s most comprehensive accelerated computing platform – including servers, software, development tools, processors, and related technologies – optimized for the HPC industry. GPUs are the enabling technology that allows server vendors to build HPC-class systems around flexible ARM64 processors. The result is new, highly innovative computing solutions for HPC,” said Ian Buck, Vice-President of Accelerated Computing, NVIDIA.

The first GPU-accelerated ARM64 development platforms will be available in July from Cirrascale Corp.