NVIDIA AI and COMPUTEX 2023

NVIDIA CEO Unveils Gen AI Platforms for Every Industry at COMPUTEX Keynote in Taipei

In an electrifying live keynote at the COMPUTEX conference in Taipei, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang unveiled a range of platforms that harness generative AI, marking a transformative technology across various industries. After years of virtual keynotes, Huang's return to the stage was met with excitement as he presented new systems, software, and services that are driving innovation and efficiency in sectors such as advertising, manufacturing, and telecom.

Expanding the Computing Era with Accelerated AI: Huang emphasized the reinvention of computing through accelerated computing and AI. He showcased the power of generative AI by using an 8K wall to generate a theme song for his keynote. With over 40,000 large companies and 15,000 startups using NVIDIA technologies, the impact of accelerated computing and AI is widespread.

Introducing the DGX GH200 Supercomputer: Huang unveiled the DGX GH200, a large-memory AI supercomputer that combines NVIDIA Grace CPUs and H100 Tensor Core GPUs in a single data-center-sized GPU. With an exaflop of performance and 144 terabytes of shared memory, the DGX GH200 enables the development of large language models, complex algorithms, and graph neural networks for generative AI applications. Major players like Google Cloud, Meta, and Microsoft are expected to gain access to this advanced AI supercomputer.

Acceleration in Every Size: To cater to the diverse needs of data centers, Huang introduced the NVIDIA MGX modular reference architecture. This architecture allows system manufacturers to build over a hundred different server configurations for AI, high-performance computing (HPC), and NVIDIA Omniverse applications. Leading manufacturers such as QCT and Supermicro will be among the first to offer MGX designs, enabling cost-effective and flexible accelerated computing solutions.

Driving Innovation in 5G, Networking, and Gaming: NVIDIA's collaboration with SoftBank aims to build a distributed network of data centers in Japan that will deliver 5G services and generative AI applications. Huang also unveiled NVIDIA Spectrum-X, a networking platform designed to turbocharge Ethernet-based AI clouds, offering significant gains in AI performance and power efficiency. Additionally, NVIDIA ACE for Games brings characters to life using generative AI models, enhancing the gaming experience.

Conclusion: NVIDIA's COMPUTEX keynote showcased the company's commitment to driving innovation and transforming industries through generative AI. With the introduction of the DGX GH200 supercomputer, the MGX modular reference architecture, advancements in 5G and networking, and the ACE for Games platform, NVIDIA continues to lead the way in accelerated computing. The event highlighted the widespread adoption of NVIDIA technologies and their significant impact on AI, data science, and high-performance computing. The future looks promising as NVIDIA paves the way for the next era of computing.

Credit: NVIDIA

Patrick Kriske