When you think of a supercomputer, what do you see in your mind's eye? A gigantic mainframe like ENIAC? A sinister emergent intelligence like HAL? Buildings full of GPUs, or maybe a single massive ...

Supercomputers and high-performance computers are becoming increasingly difficult to differentiate due to the proliferation of AI, which is driving huge performance increases in commercial and ...

In the history of computing, there has been an endless push and pull between the need for general-purpose versus fine-tuned custom systems and software. While general purpose will, by nature, prevail ...

RISC-V processors, which until several years ago were considered auxiliary processors for specific functions, appear to be garnering support for an entirely different type of role — high-performance ...

Nvidia Corp. today detailed how its chips are accelerating innovation in the high-performance computing industry for artificial intelligence-powered systems that will power scientific advances with ...

Enterprises embarking on large-scale artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives are already stepping into the world of supercomputing, whether they label it as such or not, according to Trish Damkroger, ...

Learn what makes supercomputers so powerful and essential in today’s tech landscape. ExtremeTech breaks down the science. Discover supercomputing with us. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) ...