In a keynote address ahead of the COMPUTEX technology conference in Taipei, NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang highlighted the transformative potential of generative AI and accelerated computing. According to the NVIDIA BlogHuang emphasized that the convergence of AI and accelerated computing is poised to redefine the future.
Huang addressed an audience of more than 6,500 industry leaders, press, entrepreneurs, gamers, makers and AI enthusiasts at the National Taiwan University Sports Center. Dressed in his signature black leather jacket, Huang declared, “The intersection of AI and accelerated computing will redefine the future.”
‘One-year rhythm’
During his presentation, Huang unveiled a roadmap for new semiconductors that will be released annually. The upcoming Rubin platform will include new GPUs, an Arm-based CPU called Vera, and advanced networking components including NVLink 6 and CX9 SuperNIC.
“Our company has an annual rhythm. Our basic philosophy is very simple: build the full scale of the data center, break it down and sell parts to you in a yearly rhythm, and push everything to the limits of the technology,” Huang explains.
‘Accelerated computing is sustainable computing’
Huang also discussed the sustainability of accelerated computing, highlighting that combining GPUs and CPUs can achieve up to 100x speedups while only tripling energy consumption. “The more you buy, the more you save,” he noted, highlighting the significant cost and energy savings.
Industry joins NVIDIA to build AI factories
Leading computer manufacturers, especially from Taiwan, are adopting NVIDIA GPUs and networking solutions to build AI systems. Companies like ASRock Rack, ASUS, GIGABYTE, Pegatron and Supermicro are creating cloud, on-premise and edge AI systems using NVIDIA’s technologies.
The NVIDIA MGX modular reference design platform now supports the Blackwell architecture, optimized for inference and data processing in large language models. AMD and Intel also support the MGX architecture with their CPU host processor designs.
Next-generation networking with Spectrum-X
In networking, Huang announced the annual release of Spectrum-X products, designed to meet the growing demand for high-performance Ethernet networks for AI. NVIDIA Spectrum-X improves network performance by 1.6x over traditional Ethernet fabrics.
CoreWeave, GMO Internet Group and other AI cloud service providers are among the first to embrace Spectrum-X for their AI infrastructures.
NVIDIA NIM will transform millions into a generation of AI developers
With NVIDIA NIM, developers can now easily create generative AI applications. NIM offers models such as optimized containers that can be deployed in clouds, data centers or workstations. Nearly 200 technology partners are integrating NIM into their platforms to accelerate generative AI implementations.
“Today we just posted in Hugging Face the Llama 3, fully optimized,” Huang said. “You can run it in the cloud, download this container, place it in your own data center and make it available to your customers.”
NVIDIA brings AI assistants to life with GeForce RTX AI PCs
NVIDIA’s RTX AI PCs, powered by RTX technologies, will revolutionize the consumer experience with more than 200 RTX AI laptops and more than 500 AI-powered apps and games. The RTX AI Toolkit and NIM inference microservices for the NVIDIA ACE digital human platform underscore NVIDIA’s commitment to AI accessibility.
NVIDIA also collaborates with Microsoft to help developers bring new generative AI capabilities to their Windows native and web apps.
NVIDIA Robotics acquired by industry leaders
NVIDIA is leading the shift to industrial digitalization with autonomous operations and digital twins. Taiwanese manufacturers are using NVIDIA technology to transform their factories, deploying tools like Omniverse, Isaac and Metropolis for improved robotic facilities.
Global electronics giants are integrating NVIDIA autonomous robotics into their factories, using simulation in Omniverse to test and validate AI for the physical world. This includes more than 5 million pre-programmed robots worldwide.
NVIDIA AI Enterprise on the IGX platform, in collaboration with companies such as ADLINK and Advantech, delivers advanced AI solutions that meet strict regulatory standards, essential for industries such as medical technology.
A tribute to Taiwan
Huang concluded his keynote with a tribute to Taiwan and NVIDIA’s partners there. “Thanks,” Huang said. “I love you.”
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