Intel Corporation(NASDAQ: INTC) revealed its plans for expanding its role in high-performance computing (HPC) artificial intelligence (AI) with new additions to its data-centric silicon portfolio and new software initiative that represents a paradigm shift from the current single-architecture, single-vendor programming models.

HPC and AI workloads demand diverse architectures, ranging from CPUs, general-purpose GPUs and FPGAs, to more specialized deep-learning NNPs, which Intel demonstrated earlier this month, said Raja Koduri, senior vice president, chief architect, and general manager of architecture, graphics and software at Intel. Simplifying our customers ability to harness the power of diverse computing environments is paramount, and Intel is committed to taking a software-first approach that delivers a unified and scalable abstraction for heterogeneous architectures.

oneAPI: A Developer-Centric Approach to Heterogeneous Computing

Intels silicon portfolio has a diverse mix of architectures deployed across various silicon platforms. The foundation of Intels data centric strategy is the Intel Xeon Scalable processor, which today powers over 90 percent of the worlds Top500 supercomputers. At Supercomputing 2019 conference, Intel unveiled a new category of general-purpose GPUs based on Intels Xearchitecture. Code-named Ponte Vecchio, this new high-performance, highly flexible discrete general-purpose GPU is architected for HPC modeling and simulation workloads and AI training.

Intels Data-Centric Strategy Delivers the Foundation for AI/HPC Convergence

Intels data-centric silicon portfolio and oneAPI initiative lays the foundation for the convergence of HPC and AI workloads at exascale within the Aurora system at Argonne National Laboratory.

Aurora will be the first U.S. exascale system to leverage the full breadth of Intels data-centric technology portfolio, building upon the Intel Xeon Scalable platform and using Xearchitecture-based GPUs, as well as Intel Optane DC persistent memory and connectivity technologies.

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