NHR4CES@TUDa

Technische Universität Darmstadt

Darmstadt

Close-up of a supercomputer cabinet labelled "Lichtenberg II – Ausbaustufe 2" at TU Darmstadt, decorated with a graphic of a city skyline with colourful data visualisation lines in green and blue.

NHR4CES@TUDa, in collaboration with NHR4CES@RWHT, focuses on providing hardware and scientific support, particularly for engineering applications and their interface with materials and the life sciences.

Key Expertise and Profile

  • Flagship Collaboration: NHR4CES@RWTH and NHR4CES@TUDa bring together two NHR centers to combine their expertise and create strong synergies
    • NHR4CES offer cutting-edge computing infrastructure with our state-of-the-art. Beyond outstanding hardware, dedicated experts offer scientific support and a wide range of training opportunities
    •  Cross-Sectional Groups (CSGs) and Simulation and Data Labs (SDLs) support researchers in using HPC innovatively
  • The CSGs at NHR4CES@TUDa has advanced key methods relevant across HPC: such as data engineering and AI, as well as parallelism and performance
  • The SDLs connect this expertise to specific fields such as Energy Conversion, Fluids, and Materials Design, bridging infrastructure and application for impactful research.

NHR4CES@TUDa is also a member of HKHLR, the regional HPC competence network of Hessia.

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Technical Specifications

Center NameNHR4CES@TUDa
Total Resources:
# CPU-Cores120 888
# GPUs100
Additional Information
max. job run time [h]168
jupyter notebook available [y/n]n
CPU Resources:
System 1Lichtenberg II Stage 1
CPU-TypeIntel Cascadelake
# nodes632
# Cores per node96
memory per node [GB]384 - 1536
System 2Lichtenberg II Stage 2
CPU-TypeIntel Sapphire Rapids
# nodes579
# Cores per node104
memory per node [GB]512 - 2048
GPU Resources
System 1Lichtenberg II Stage 1
GPUs per node4 x Nvidia V100
# nodes4
memory per GPU [GB]32
System 2Lichtenberg II Stage 1
GPUs per node4 x Nvidia A100
# nodes7
memory per GPU [GB]40
System 3Lichtenberg II Stage 2
GPUs per node4 x Nvidia H100
# nodes2
memory per GPU [GB]80
System 4Lichtenberg II Stage 2
GPUs per node4 x Intel Ponte Vecchio
# nodes5
memory per GPU [GB]128
System 5Lichtenberg II Stage 2
GPUs per node8xAMD MI300x
# nodes2
memory per GPU [GB]192