NVIDIA partners with Oracle to build DOE's largest AI supercomputer

NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) announced a collaboration with Oracle to construct the U.S. Department of Energy's largest AI supercomputer system for scientific research applications.

The partnership will deliver two systems at Argonne National Laboratory. The Solstice system will contain 100,000 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs, while the Equinox system will feature 10,000 Blackwell GPUs. Equinox is expected to be available in the first half of 2026. The combined systems will provide 2,200 exaflops of AI performance.

Both supercomputers will use NVIDIA networking and support the development of AI models through NVIDIA Megatron-Core library and TensorRT inference software. The systems are designed to enable researchers to create AI workflows for scientific discovery across various fields.

"AI is the most powerful technology of our time, and science is its greatest frontier," said Jensen Huang, NVIDIA founder and CEO. "Together with Oracle, we're building the Department of Energy's largest supercomputer that will serve as America's engine for discovery."

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright stated the collaboration represents a new approach to computing partnerships. "These systems will be a powerhouse for scientific and technological innovation," Wright said.

The Solstice system will be constructed using the DOE's public-private partnership model, which includes industry investments. Paul K. Kearns, director of Argonne National Laboratory, noted the system will connect to DOE experimental facilities including the Advanced Photon Source.

Oracle CEO Clay Magouyrk said the partnership will deliver sovereign, high-performance AI capabilities to address complex national challenges. The announcement was made at NVIDIA's GTC conference in Washington, D.C.

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