: University of Texas to host cluster of 600 Nvidia H100 GPUs

The University of Texas in Austin is creating a Center for Generative AI powered by a cluster of 600 Nvidia H100 GPUs. This cluster, called Vista, will be hosted and supported by the Texas Advanced Computing Center and will be housed within the university’s interdisciplinary Machine Learning Laboratory.

“Artificial intelligence is fundamentally changing our world, and this investment comes at the right time to help UT shape the future through our teaching and research,” said the president of the university, Jay Hartzell.

He added, “World-class computing power combined with our breadth of AI research expertise will uniquely position UT to speed advances in health care, drug development, materials, and other industries that could have a profound impact on people and society. We have designated 2024 as the Year of AI at UT, and a big reason why is the combination of the trends and opportunities across society, our talented people and strengths as a university, and now, our significant investment in the Center for Generative AI.”