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EuroHPC PL / Helios supercomputer (ACK Cyfronet AGH, Krakow)

completedstage: operational
222 mln PLN
programme budget (multi-year) · data from 2023net or gross: not recorded≈ 222 mln PLN (value-by-stage, est., nominal)funding: European Regional Development Fund (POIR, measure 4.2), national budget

Helios is the fastest supercomputer in Poland, launched in 2024 at the Academic Computer Centre Cyfronet AGH in Krakow. It was created as part of the project "National Supercomputing Infrastructure for EuroHPC – EuroHPC PL", co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (Operational Programme Smart Growth, measure 4.2), the total value of which amounted to approx. PLN 221.9 million. The machine was designed by Cyfronet and built by Hewlett Packard Enterprise; it is Cyfronet's fifth-generation supercomputer, based among other things on NVIDIA Grace Hopper GH200 superchips and NVIDIA H100 accelerators. Helios reaches a total of approx. 36 PFLOPS of theoretical computing power and regularly ranks in the top hundred fastest and among the leading most energy-efficient supercomputers in the world (the TOP500 and Green500 lists). The EuroHPC PL project was carried out by a consortium of several centres (Krakow, Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk), and Helios constitutes its key element, located in Krakow. Despite a cost below the PLN 500 million threshold, the investment is strategic in character as national computing infrastructure integrated into the European EuroHPC network.

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Timeline

  1. Delivery2024

Change history

  • Apr 2024status: completedHPE built the Helios supercomputer for ACK Cyfronet AGH – the fastest machine of its kind in Poland.
  • Apr 2024stage: operational

Significance

Helios significantly increased the national computing potential: its total power of approx. 36 PFLOPS represents more than a fourfold increase over Cyfronet's previous flagship system. As the fastest supercomputer in Poland since 2024, it supports scientific research including in chemistry, medicine, materials technology, astronomy and climate protection, as well as artificial intelligence computations. The presence of Helios in the top hundred of the TOP500 list and among the leaders of the energy-efficient Green500 list confirms its world class, and its embedding in the EuroHPC PL programme integrates Polish infrastructure into the European network of computing resources available to scientists, industry and public administration.

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  1. [1]Narodowa Infrastruktura Superkomputerowa dla EuroHPC (EuroHPC PL) ↗
    Ministerstwo Funduszy i Polityki Regionalnej – Mapa Dotacji UE
    CostFunding
    Costwartość projektu 221 860 571,07 zł
    Funding179 864 641,32 zł
  2. [2]Superkomputer Helios w TOP100 najszybszych i TOP10 najbardziej efektywnych energetycznie superkomputerów świata ↗archived ✓
    Akademickie Centrum Komputerowe Cyfronet AGH2025
    InvestorStageDescription
    InvestorDziałający w ACK Cyfronet AGH superkomputer Helios
    StageDziałający w ACK Cyfronet AGH superkomputer Helios od momentu pełnej instalacji utrzymuje się w pierwszej setce najszybszych
    LocationACK CYFRONET AGH ul. Nawojki 11 30-950 Kraków
    DescriptionHelios posiada łącznie 36 PFLOPS teoretycznej mocy obliczeniowej
  3. [3]Helios (superkomputer) ↗archived ✓
    Wikipedia (pl)
    DeliveryDescription
    DeliveryOd 2024 roku najszybszy superkomputer w Polsce.
    Descriptionpowstały w wyniku działań projektu Narodowa Infrastruktura Superkomputerowa dla EuroHPC – EuroHPC PL
  4. [4]HPE zbudowało najszybszy superkomputer w Polsce dla ACK Cyfronet AGH ↗archived ✓
    bank.pl (Miesięcznik Finansowy BANK)27 Apr 2024
    StatusSignificance
    StatusHewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) wybudowała nowy superkomputer dla Akademickiego Centrum Komputerowego Cyfronet AGH, będący najszybszą tego typu maszyną w Polsce
    SignificanceSuperkomputer oferuje teoretyczną szczytową wydajność na poziomie 35 petaflopów – ponad czterokrotnie wyższą niż poprzedni flagowy system Cyfronetu.