NVIDIA powers more than 400 of the world's 500 fastest supercomputers (81 percent of the TOP500), with accelerating adop
NVIDIA technologies power more than 400 of the world's 500 fastest supercomputers, representing 81 percent of the TOP500 according to the latest rankings released at the ISC High Performance conference in Hamburg, Germany. This represents a gain of 17 systems from the previous list, with nearly nine of every 10 systems new to the ranking built on NVIDIA technologies.
The dominance reflects a deliberate preference for machines built for AI, simulation and science together. NVIDIA systems across the TOP500 now deliver more than 2 times the AI training throughput and nearly 3 times the AI inference throughput of every other platform combined. GPU and networking adoption each hit new highs, with NVIDIA GPUs accelerating a record 238 systems and NVIDIA networking connecting a record 376 systems. The vast majority of networked systems use NVIDIA Quantum InfiniBand, which serves as the backbone of large-scale AI and high-performance computing.
NVIDIA's reach now spans the full system including GPU, networking and increasingly the CPU. NVIDIA Grace CPU adoption has reached 26 systems, up eight from the previous list, with nearly 2.5 million Grace CPUs shipped. NVIDIA Grace-based machines sit atop both rankings: JUPITER at number 5 and Alps at number 10 on the TOP500, and KAIROS at number 1 on the Green500. Each pairs an NVIDIA GPU with the Grace CPU in a single NVIDIA Grace Hopper Superchip, allowing the two to share memory with minimal overhead. NVIDIA also announced the NVIDIA Vera CPU earlier this year, building on the success of Grace to take CPU performance and energy efficiency to new levels for demanding AI workloads in modern data centers.
NVIDIA swept the Green500 ranking of the most energy-efficient supercomputers, with the top eight all running on NVIDIA GPUs and nine of the top 10 using NVIDIA technologies. Leading the list is KAIROS, an NVIDIA Grace Hopper system at France's University of Toulouse, at 73.3 gigaflops per watt, with Grace Hopper systems taking the top four spots across France, Germany and the United Kingdom.
A record 35 NVIDIA AI HPC supercomputers are in development across Europe, equipping more than 3 million researchers with next-generation infrastructure. Among these systems is JUPITER, Europe's fastest supercomputer and its first to reach exascale, located at the Jülich Supercomputing Centre in Germany. JUPITER is mapping the human brain at cellular scale, simulating Earth's climate and advancing AI for next-generation 6G networks.
The newest arrivals to the list run on the NVIDIA Blackwell architecture, with B200 and GB200 systems entering the rankings across Asia, Europe and the United States, and the first GB200 systems debuting in Japan. The buildout is global, from a new AI factory in South Africa to national AI systems in Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Vietnam.