How Supercomputers Are Changing the World
Today, powerful computing systems are capable of solving tasks that are unattainable for ordinary computers.
The supercomputer industry includes two directions:
- large corporate systems for scientific and engineering computations;
- emerging market of personal supercomputers for individual use.
The former have long proven their value for science and business, while the latter are just beginning to take shape.
Corporate supercomputers
They emerged in the 1960s to address complex scientific and defense challenges:
CDC 6600 (1964) – the very first model. It performed 3 million operations per second and remained the fastest until 1969.
Modern corporate supercomputers are far more powerful:
- trains large language models (e.g., Grok);
- minimizes latency with advanced networking technologies;
- performs computations on over one million graphics processing units (GPUs).
- trains corporate and large-scale AI models;
- supports models with up to 24 trillion parameters without partitioning;
- peak performance – 125 petaflops.
Market and forecasts:
- In 2024-2025, the supercomputer market is estimated at approximately $9.4-13.5 billion.
- The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) is 4.9-11.38% depending on the source, indicating steady and confident industry growth.
Personal supercomputers
Compact, powerful machines for individual users emerged in the late 1980s.
The first model – Intel iPSC (1985) – included several dozen processors working together.
A more modern version – Cray CX1 (2008) – a desktop supercomputer with numerous processors for science and engineering.
We wrote about which personal devices are being released right now in the post «Future Is Near: Overview of Supercomputer Market».
DigiU is moving toward creating personal supercomputers. We’ve already introduced the concept of our first AI-focused device. It performs complex computations locally and securely stores user data.
Learn more about our achievements and how new technologies are transforming the world in the webinar «Supercomputer: AI Infrastructure and Digital Identity».
Soon, supercomputers will unlock new horizons for AI, big data analysis, and complex modeling. Thanks to new devices, the world will become more predictable and interconnected:
- smart cities,
- sustainable resource use,
- accelerated scientific discoveries and innovations.
These will transform the economy, technological progress, and people’s daily lives, making the future safer and more manageable.
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