NVIDIA, Oracle Collaborate to Develop Largest AI Supercomputer for US Department of Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy is set to revolutionize scientific research with the collaboration between NVIDIA and Oracle. This partnership will lead to the development of the largest AI supercomputer for the DOE, known as the Solstice supercomputer. It will feature an unprecedented 100,000 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs, significantly enhancing America’s technological capabilities in energy, security, and science.
NVIDIA and Oracle Collaboration Details
This venture was officially announced by Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, and Chris Wright, U.S. Secretary of Energy. The new AI supercomputers will be installed at Argonne National Laboratory, aimed at accelerating scientific discovery across diverse fields.
Key Features of the Solstice and Equinox Systems
- Solstice System:
- Consists of 100,000 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs.
- Expected to boost AI capabilities to drive technological leadership.
- Will deliver a remarkable 2,200 exaflops of AI performance.
- Equinox System:
- Will be equipped with 10,000 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs.
- Planned availability in the first half of 2026.
Both systems will be interconnected through NVIDIA networking, enhancing the computational power available for scientific inquiries. Researchers will utilize the NVIDIA Megatron-Core library and NVIDIA TensorRT
inference software to develop advanced AI models.
Impacts on Scientific Discovery
The launch of these supercomputers will provide unprecedented access to advanced AI tools for scientists, enabling enhancements in fields such as healthcare research and materials science. The collaboration also aims to streamline R&D, transforming significant public research investments into actionable scientific discoveries.
Strategic Goals and Commitments
The initiative aligns with the Trump Administration’s goals of securing America’s leadership in artificial intelligence and science. The collaboration underlines a new public-private partnership model which emphasizes speed and innovation in technological advancements.
According to Clay Magouyrk, CEO of Oracle, this partnership with the DOE will help address complex national challenges through enhanced, high-performance AI capabilities.
As the Solstice and Equinox systems strive to advance U.S. leadership in AI, they will lay the groundwork for new computational alliances in science, energy, and national security. In turn, this initiative could facilitate a new era of scientific breakthroughs.
