DALLAS - Applied Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:APLD), a company specializing in the design, construction, and operation of advanced digital infrastructure, has announced its adoption of NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA)'s latest Blackwell platform-based GPUs to enhance its high-performance computing (HPC) applications. This move aims to provide customers with powerful computing capabilities for AI, machine learning, and graphics rendering tasks.
The company's next-generation data center campuses, which are optimized for HPC and AI applications, will now feature NVIDIA's Blackwell GPUs, known for their efficiency in running large language models with significantly reduced cost and energy consumption. The integration of these GPUs into Applied Digital's cloud offerings is part of its commitment to technological innovation and digital transformation.
NVIDIA's Blackwell platform boasts six transformative technologies that are particularly beneficial for generative AI and accelerated computing. Applied Digital's CEO and Chairman, Wes Cummins (NYSE:CMI), emphasized the importance of this collaboration, stating that NVIDIA's technologies enable the company to push the limits of computational excellence and deliver exceptional value to their customers.
Matt McGrigg, NVIDIA's director of global business development for cloud partners, also commented on the partnership, noting that Applied Digital will provide the new Blackwell-based GPUs to facilitate advancements in data processing, electronic design automation, and computer-aided drug design.
Applied Digital, which is part of the NVIDIA Partner Network (LON:NETW) Cloud Partner program, is positioned to play a significant role in the development of generative AI for leading companies with the adoption of NVIDIA's Blackwell GPUs.
This announcement is based on a press release statement and further information about Applied Digital can be found on their website.
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