Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) today announced a significant partnership with the Leibniz Supercomputing Centre (LRZ) in Germany to construct a new supercomputer, "Blue Lion," which will harness Nvidia's forthcoming "Vera Rubin" chips.
This advanced system is slated to be accessible to scientists in early 2027, marking a major step in European efforts to remain at the forefront of global supercomputing capabilities.
The announcement, made at a supercomputing conference in Hamburg, underscores Nvidia's continued dominance in high-performance computing.
It follows a recent disclosure that the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab in the United States also intends to deploy a system utilizing the same "Vera Rubin" chips next year.
Further solidifying its European footprint, Nvidia separately confirmed that Jupiter, a supercomputer located at Germany's Forschungszentrum Julich and powered by Nvidia chips, has officially claimed the title of Europe's fastest system.
These European collaborations highlight a concerted drive by institutions across the continent to maintain competitiveness with the U.S. in supercomputing, a critical tool for diverse scientific fields ranging from biotechnology to climate research.