TU Dresden's Capella Supercomputer Ranks 51st Globally, Driving Progress in AI, Medicine, and Climate Research
TU Dresden's ZIH centre boasts Capella, a supercomputer ranked 51st globally and 3rd in Germany by the Top500 list. Capella is renowned for its speed and efficiency, setting standards in energy use and driving progress in various fields.
Capella's primary use lies in artificial intelligence and data analysis. It's integral to the OpenGPT-X project, training and enhancing European language models. Its high performance and storage capabilities also prove vital in medical research, aiding cancer diagnosis and drug development.
In Earth system science, Capella helps analyze vast amounts of Earth observation data. This analysis provides insights into natural disasters and climate change, accelerating progress in key technologies. Capella's peak performance of 38 Petaflops, or 38 billion calculations per second, enables such swift processing.
Capella's efficiency is unmatched. It ranks 5th in the Green500 list, measuring performance efficiency in Gigaflops per Watt. This high efficiency contributes to its success in various fields, from climate modeling to machine learning.
Capella, operated by TU Dresden's ZIH centre, stands as a testament to Germany's supercomputing prowess. Its speed, efficiency, and versatile applications make it a crucial tool in driving progress across multiple sectors.
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