A new generation supercomputer has appeared in Kazakhstan
Date: 2025-07-11 Author: Gabriel Deangelo Categories: IN WORLD
A ceremonial launch of a supercomputer based on Nvidia H200 graphics processors was held at the Alemcloud National Supercomputer Center in Kazakhstan. The event was attended by the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who emphasized the importance of this project for the further digitalization of the economy and science. The new system is located in the data center of the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry, and the project was implemented with the support of international partners.
The new cluster, based on high-performance GPUs, is capable of achieving computing power of up to 2 exaflops in FP format, which puts it in first place in terms of performance in Central Asia. This opens up wide opportunities for startups, universities, research organizations, as well as government and commercial companies that will be able to use the supercomputer's resources to solve the most complex problems.
Supercomputers are specialized computing systems designed to perform complex and resource-intensive tasks that cannot be efficiently performed on conventional computers. They are widely used in climate modeling, aerospace research, bioinformatics, drug development, artificial intelligence training, and quantum simulations.
Examples of supercomputer use around the world include projects such as El Capitan at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the United States. This system, with a peak performance of about 2.79 exaflops, is used to ensure the safety of the nuclear arsenal and scientific research in the field of national security. Another large supercomputer, Frontier at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, works for civilian needs, including climatology, astrophysics, and nuclear physics, demonstrating a performance of over 1.3 exaflops.
In China, Tianhe-3, developed by the National University of Defense Technology, is in operation. According to unofficial data, it achieves a performance of more than 2 exaflops and is used for high-performance computing, big data and artificial intelligence training, with both civilian and, possibly, military purposes.
The launch of the supercomputer in Kazakhstan marks a new stage in the development of technology and scientific research in the country, and also helps strengthen the region's position in the field of high-performance computing and the digital economy.
