"Sunrise effectively allows us to take on a moonshot-like problem a lot more cost effectively, reduce risk and accelerate the time of delivery of commercial fusion devices. It's an incredibly powerful machine, tuned to do some very interesting work."
"Built on AMD MI 355X graphics processor units (GPUs), Sunrise is being optimised for the intersection of AI and high-performance computing (HPC). The combined performance of 8-bit and 64-bit precision available on Sunrise makes it highly suitable for AI applications and inference tasks."
The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has installed Sunrise, a supercomputer specifically designed for nuclear fusion research and development. Built on AMD Epyc and Instinct-powered Dell hardware with AMD MI 355X GPUs, Sunrise achieves approximately 6 exaflops at 8-bit precision and 50 petaflops at 64-bit precision. While not as powerful as Bristol's Isambard-AI supercomputer, Sunrise is positioned as the most powerful computer designed specifically for nuclear fusion applications. The dual-precision capability makes it highly suitable for both AI applications and high-fidelity simulations. According to UKAEA director Rob Akers, Sunrise enables cost-effective approaches to fusion research, reduces risk, and accelerates the delivery timeline for commercial fusion devices.
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