News All-AMD LUMI Becomes Europe's Most Powerful Supercomputer

[Admin]

Europe's most powerful supercomputer, LUMI, features an all-AMD-powered build that aims to solve some of the world's most complex environmental questions.

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[gg83]

I love the carbon negative approach! This machine will pay for itself in no time. And the tech, 128gb HBM3 gpus?! Awesome

 

[prtskg]

I love the carbon negative approach! This machine will pay for itself in no time. And the tech, 128gb HBM3 gpus?! Awesome

Yes, everyone involved has done good work to keep this highly efficient.

 

[MasterMadBones]

There is no such thing as carbon negative super computing, unless it somehow captures CO2 from the atmosphere. Nevertheless, repurposing the waste heat is a very good way to deal with the fact that supercomputers use a lot of energy.

 

[gg83]

If all the power for the system is derived from renewable sources, and it allows for 20% of its waste heat to be repurposed, then the equivalent amount of heat won't need to be sourced from non-renewable sources.

Hence, yes, it's carbon negative in that sense. Of course, perhaps not at installation time (carbon footprint for the hardware, manufacturing, installation, and whatnot) but over time, it will eventually reach carbon zero, and then carbon negative operation =)

It's a fun thing to think about. Maybe it could work in Antarctica at a research center.