Denmark Unveils Gefion, Its First AI Supercomputer, Powered by Nvidia

The supercomputer, launched by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and King Frederik X, aims to advance AI research across various sectors in Denmark.

Gefion is equipped with 1,528 Nvidia H100 GPUs and is based on the DGX SuperPOD platform, making it one of the top 20 most powerful systems globally.
The Danish Centre for AI Innovation, backed by Novo Nordisk Foundation and the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark, operates the supercomputer.
Novo Nordisk plans to utilize Gefion for drug discovery, aiming to revolutionize digital biology and genomic research.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang emphasized the importance of sovereign AI infrastructure in Europe to compete with the US and China.
Gefion will support diverse research areas, including climate change, quantum computing, and healthcare innovations.