Unveiling NVIDIA Project DIGITS: The GB10 Superchip Brings Dream Supercomputer to Your Desk

Why build a supercomputer for life when you can have one right on your desk? Imagine a world where you don’t need massive power grids or sprawling warehouses to run a supercomputer. That world is here, thanks to NVIDIA.

Introducing NVIDIA Project DIGITS, a groundbreaking innovation powered by the state-of-the-art GB10 Superchip.

NVIDIA’s latest breakthrough redefines computing by bringing the power of a supercomputer to your desk. Designed for AI researchers, data scientists, and students, Project DIGITS offers unparalleled performance in a compact, energy-efficient, and desktop-friendly design.

Built on the cutting-edge NVIDIA Grace Blackwell platform, this revolutionary system empowers users to prototype, fine-tune, and deploy large AI models with ease, pushing the boundaries of AI innovation like never before.

The Heart of Project DIGITS: The GB10 Superchip

At the core of NVIDIA Project DIGITS is the revolutionary NVIDIA GB10 Grace Blackwell Superchip, offering up to 1 petaflop of AI computing performance. This incredible capability enables seamless prototyping, fine-tuning, and deployment of large AI models. The GB10 Superchip combines:

• NVIDIA Blackwell GPU: Equipped with next-generation CUDA® cores and fifth-generation Tensor Cores for advanced AI and machine learning tasks.

• NVIDIA Grace™ CPU: Featuring 20 power-efficient cores based on the Arm architecture, designed in collaboration with MediaTek for superior performance and energy efficiency.

• NVLink®-C2C Interconnect: Ensuring high-speed, chip-to-chip communication for optimal data transfer.

Power and Performance at Your Fingertips

The GB10 Superchip sets a new standard in AI computing by delivering high performance with exceptional power efficiency. Key specifications NVIDIA Project DIGITS include:

• 1 Petaflop of AI Performance: Optimized for FP4 precision, enabling the handling of complex AI models.

• 128GB Unified Memory: Coherent memory architecture for seamless data access.

• Up to 4TB NVMe Storage: High-speed storage to support extensive datasets and large-scale models.

• Standard Power Requirements: Operates using a standard electrical outlet, making high-performance computing accessible without specialized infrastructure.

Revolutionizing AI Development

With NVIDIA Project DIGITS, users can develop and run inference on AI models directly on their desktop systems and then deploy them effortlessly on accelerated cloud or data center infrastructure. This flexibility bridges the gap between personal and enterprise-level AI development.

In a statement, Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA, emphasized the transformative potential of Project DIGITS: “AI will be mainstream in every application for every industry. With Project DIGITS, the Grace Blackwell Superchip comes to millions of developers. Placing an AI supercomputer on the desks of every data scientist, AI researcher, and student empowers them to engage and shape the age of AI.”

Scaling Innovation

Project DIGITS is designed to handle the demands of cutting-edge AI research and development:

• Run up to 200-billion-parameter large language models on a single system.

• Leverage NVIDIA ConnectX networking to link two Project DIGITS systems, enabling the execution of 405-billion-parameter models for advanced AI applications.

Availability

NVIDIA Project DIGITS will be available in May through NVIDIA and selected partners. The starting price would be $3,000.

Conclusion

The launch of NVIDIA Project DIGITS represents a groundbreaking step in advancing AI technology, making it more accessible, efficient, and impactful for users across the globe. With its immense power, Project DIGITS has the potential to drive societal betterment by unlocking deeper insights from data. NVIDIA is paving the way for the future of AI, making its powerful tools accessible to beyond industries. Individuals , whether you're a researcher developing next-generation AI models, a data scientist analysing complex datasets, or a student exploring the possibilities of machine learning, Project DIGITS puts the power of AI in your hands.

Note: 1 petaflop = one quadrillion floating-point operations per second (FLOPS) , Petaflop (PF)=1,000,000,000,000,000 FLOPS

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