Someone took Nvidia’s fastest CPU ever and built an absurdly fast desktop PC with no name. It can’t play games, but it comes with 576GB+ RAM and starts from $43,500
GPTshop.ai has unveiled the world’s first Nvidia GH200 Grace Hopper Superchip-powered supercomputer, and it’s an absolute beast. Housed in a sleek, compact desktop form factor, it currently holds the title of the fastest ARM desktop PC in existence.
The PC is optimized for memory-intensive AI tasks, especially for inferencing and tuning LLMs, and for HPC applications such as genome sequencing. It can function as a server or a desktop workstation and offers the flexibility of offline use.
As you’d expect, the machine delivers impressive performance, clocking up to 284 times faster than x86, helped in no small part by an impressive 576GB+ RAM, making it capable of running the largest LLMs currently available.
Even more RAM if you need it
Despite its high performance, its makers say it is energy efficient and easy to transport. It operates quietly and has a visually appealing design. It runs on Linux and does not require any special infrastructure to function.
GPTshop.ai says that compared to 19-inch server models, this desktop form factor has several advantages. It is quieter, more transportable and can be deployed almost anywhere quickly and easily. It offers virtually non-existent latency when used as a desktop/workstation.
The manufacturer also says it outperforms alternative systems in terms of cost, energy consumption and performance. Compared to 8x Nvidia H100, the GH200 is 5x cheaper, consumes 10x less energy and delivers comparable performance.
The PC’s base configuration includes an Nvidia GH200 Grace Hopper Superchip, 72-core NVIDIA Grace CPU, NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPU, and 576GB or 624GB of fast-access memory. You can customize the desktop to your liking with a choice of cards, drives and ports.
The PC is available in two color choices: Titan Gray and Champagne Gold. The cost for this desktop supercomputer currently starts from $43,500.
The manufacturers are currently working on a choice of models with alternative cases. These include ‘Special Edition’, ‘Liquid’, ‘Glass’, ‘Glass Special Edition’ and ‘Liquid Glass’, and these will be available in the coming months.