AMD powers world’s fastest supercomputer, again

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“At AMD, we are driving the future of computing with leadership performance and capabilities that will continue to define the convergence of HPC and AI for years to come.” "El Capitan is crucial to the National Nuclear Security Administration’s core mission and significantly bolsters our ability to perform large ensembles of high-fidelity 3D simulations that address the intricate scientific challenges facing the mission," said Rob Neely, Director of LLNL’s Advanced Simulation and Computing program. These processors also provide up to 3.9X faster time to insights compared to the competition for science and HPC applications that solve the world’s most challenging problems. This offering, expected to be available in the first half of 2025, aims to enhance performance and power efficiency for Gen AI models such as high-performance computing applications for enterprise clients. The system, built by NEC Corporation, will use 280 AMD Instinct MI300A APUs to drive AI and scientific research for the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, and the National Institute for Fusion Science As the only company that powers multiple exascale supercomputers, AMD is continuing to drive performance and energy efficiency leadership for HPC installations around the world. By empowering researchers across diverse fields and fuelling the development of AI models, El Capitan and Frontier are shaping the future of science and technology and enabling solutions to address critical issues across the globe, underscoring the commitment at AMD to provide the high-performance computing resources necessary to power the next generation of scientific discovery and innovation.

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