GPU or a Graphics Processor Unit was first introduced by NVIDIA in 1999. It was since then that computer graphics emerged with a new meaning. GPUs are extensively used in Games, Visual effects in movies, 3D designs or modeling and high performance computing such as the petaflop supercomputers.

1. 16-Feb-12
iPOTT
Getting you there…
Moving towards Green SuperComputing
In this article I have highlighted trends in supercomputing and
Tech Trends how advancement in central electronics complexes of a
computing system such as the introduction of Graphics
processor units has created a new wave of technology growth
in arriving at petaflop-class heterogeneous supercomputers to
To visit this blog Click here. perform advanced computing.
iPOTT being an end to end GPU or a Graphics Processor Unit was first introduced by
provider of innovative and cost NVIDIA in 1999. It was since then that computer graphics
effective services in the areas of emerged with a new meaning. GPUs are extensively used in
knowledge management, sales Games, Visual effects in movies, 3D designs or modeling and
enablement and consulting offers high performance computing such as the petaflop
a unique and unbiased platform supercomputers. The combination of CPU with GPU has
for software product companies resulted in increased efficiency, and many recent
worldwide to reach their target supercomputers are integrating these two to arrive at energy
markets efficient designs which are climate friendly.
According to the latest Green500 list in November 2011, five
www.ipott.com of the top 10 energy efficient supercomputers belonged to
info@ipott.com IBM and employed the idea of using many low-powered
processors like IBM BlueGene/Q or using energy efficient
accelerators such as NVIDIA GPUs complemented with CPUs
from Intel and AMD. It has been found that supercomputers
employing GPUs for acceleration have shown significant
increase in efficiency.
The overall idea of integrating GPU with CPU to arrive at a
“heterogeneous supercomputer” is that, parallel GPUs can be
used for performing graphics and data intensive bits of
programming while CPUs can be used for sequential bits of
programming.
1|P a g e
DN: 007/TT/2012 Copyright © 2012 iPOTT

2. iPOTT
Getting you there…
According to NVIDIA’s recent reports, 5 of the top 10 world’s
most efficient systems and 22 of the top 30 efficient systems
combine GPUs with CPU.
Tech Trends
According to December 2011 reports from Indian Institute of
We have blogs targeting a range of Science, Bangalore the fastest in India is EKA created by
audience starting from potential Computational Research Laboratories, Pune and can go upto
product innovators to CEOs (RPeak value) 172.60 TeraFlops. Reports from Centre for
Development of Advanced Computing or CDAC in July 2009
Audience interested in knowing indicated that they were building a new high-speed PARAM
about Marketing Strategy, Indian which is likely to break the 1 PetaFlop barrier in 2012.
IT trends and Best Practices to be
adopted while kick-starting According to IDC, Indian HPC market is estimated to be around
company can utilize the $200million and is growing at an annual rate of 10%. As
information provided in these researchers are realizing the ease of cutting cost, increasing
blogs efficiency and performance by adopting hybrid computing
there is a massive potential for growth in this area.
To visit this blog Click here.
Increasing awareness about GPU’s in the market could result
Other links: in massive changes in underlying hardware designs which
could be a source of opportunities for 3D Games and Apps,
Go Goal Chip design, System software and Client-server product
companies.
CEO Speak
www.ipott.com
info@ipott.com
2|P a g e
DN: 007/TT/2012 Copyright © 2012 iPOTT