NVIDIA introduced that RIKEN, Japan’s main nationwide analysis institute, is integrating NVIDIA GB200 NVL4 techniques with two new supercomputers in Japan — one constructed for AI for science and the opposite for quantum computing.
Two new RIKEN supercomputers for scientific AI and quantum computing, powered by NVIDIA GB200 techniques, will place Japan as a driving pressure behind AI for science, next-generation industrial analysis and quantum computing.
RIKEN’s AI and quantum techniques will characteristic a complete of two,140 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs, supporting Japan’s sovereign AI technique and increasing safe home infrastructure for management in science, trade and know-how.
The first system will deploy 1,600 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs, utilizing the GB200 NVL4 platform and interconnected by NVIDIA Quantum-X800 InfiniBand networking, as a part of RIKEN’s AI for science initiative. The system will advance analysis in areas comparable to life sciences, supplies science, local weather and climate forecasting, manufacturing and laboratory automations.
The second system, devoted to quantum computing, will characteristic 540 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs — additionally utilizing the GB200 NVL4 platform and interconnected by NVIDIA Quantum-X800 InfiniBand networking — to speed up analysis in quantum algorithms, hybrid simulation and quantum-classical computing strategies.
Expanding Partnership With RIKEN
The two new RIKEN techniques comply with the announcement in August that launched a collaboration between Fujitsu and NVIDIA to codesign a flagship supercomputer with the event code identify FugakuNEXT, the successor to the world-renowned Fugaku supercomputer. The two new GPU-accelerated supercomputers will even be used as proxy machines — platforms for codesigning and creating numerous {hardware}, software program and purposes for FugakuNEXT.
The FugakuNEXT system is deliberate to characteristic FUJITSU-MONAKA-X CPUs, which could be paired with NVIDIA applied sciences utilizing NVIDIA NVLink™ Fusion, new silicon enabling high-bandwidth connections between Fujitsu’s CPUs and NVIDIA’s structure.
FugakuNEXT is anticipated to ship 100x larger software efficiency in contrast with supercomputers primarily based on CPUs or different present techniques — and will combine production-level quantum computer systems sooner or later.
By combining MONAKA-X and NVIDIA’s newest GPUs, FugakuNEXT will assist form the way forward for scientific discovery via innovation in HPC, AI, quantum and their combos.
This rising partnership with RIKEN displays Japan’s dedication to innovation and NVIDIA’s help in bolstering the nation’s computational infrastructure and capabilities in supercomputing and AI for science.
Supercomputing Software Unlocks Scientific Advancements
NVIDIA is already working with RIKEN to develop floating level emulation software program that faucets into NVIDIA Tensor Core GPU efficiency for accelerating conventional scientific computing. This know-how will permit purposes to harness the total energy of GPUs for AI and HPC at RIKEN and supercomputing facilities worldwide.
RIKEN additionally plans to make use of NVIDIA CUDA-X™ — which supplies 400+ extremely optimized GPU-accelerated libraries, microservices and instruments — to spice up its cutting-edge HPC purposes with GPU platforms, serving to advance AI for science and quantum computing initiatives in Japan.
The two new supercomputers will likely be operational in spring 2026, whereas FugakuNEXT is aimed for operation by 2030.
Ian Buck, Vice President of Hyperscale and High-Performance Computing at NVIDIA
RIKEN has lengthy been one of many world’s nice scientific establishments, and as we speak it stands on the forefront of a brand new period in computing. Together, we’re serving to Japan construct the inspiration for sovereign innovation that can drive breakthroughs to resolve the world’s most complicated scientific and industrial challenges.
Satoshi Matsuoka, Director of the RIKEN Center for Computational Science
Integrating the NVIDIA GB200 NVL4 accelerated computing platform with our next-generation supercomputers represents a pivotal development for Japan’s science infrastructure. Our partnership will create one of many world’s main unified platforms for AI, quantum and high-performance computing, permitting researchers to unlock and speed up discoveries in fields starting from fundamental sciences to industrial purposes for companies and society.