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Jupiter Supercomputer Claims Europe’s Top Spot Ahead of Exascale Debut

Built with Nvidia Grace Hopper accelerators, the system highlights Europe’s push to close the gap with U.S. exascale capabilities.

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Overview

  • Jupiter reached 793.4 petaflops in the June Top500 ranking, placing it fourth globally and making it the fastest supercomputer in Europe.
  • The system’s full configuration of 24,000 Nvidia GH200 Grace Hopper modules is scheduled for July 2025, when it is expected to surpass one exaflop of performance.
  • Its JEDI booster module remains the Green500 leader at 72.73 gigaflops per watt, marking Jupiter as one of the world’s most energy-efficient supercomputers.
  • Germany now hosts 43 of the world’s top 500 supercomputers, pushing its combined computing power beyond 1.2 exaflops.
  • A successor project, Blue Lion at the Leibniz Rechenzentrum, is set for early 2027 with Nvidia’s upcoming Vera Rubin chips and projected performance between 500 and 800 petaflops.