Nvidia now powers a majority of the world’s top 500 supercomputers

70 percent of TOP500’s latest list of the most powerful supercomputers use Nvidia technology.

TOP500 has released the 56th edition of its list of the top 500 supercomputers in the world revealing that nearly 70 percent of them are now powered by Nvidia technology.

When it comes to the most powerful supercomputers on the list, the US chip giant powers eight of the top 10 while four supercomputers that use its technology alongside AI have been nominated for the Gordon Bell Prize which is supercomputing’s most prestigious award.

Nvidia now powers a majority of the world’s top 500 supercomputers thanks to the success of its end-to-end HGX AI supercomputing platform that accelerates scientific computing, data analysis and AI workloads.