The VSC5 is the fifth-generation high-performance computing (HPC) system developed by a consortium of Austrian universities, including BOKU. It is designed to support advanced scientific research and computational tasks.
CF BINF has dedicated access to specific computational setting:
- CPU Nodes each equipped with two AMD EPYC 7713 (adding up to 256 cores) ideal for tasks that require large-scale parallel computations.
- GPU Nodes each equipped with two NVIDIA A100 cards (40GB memory) and therefore optimized for machine learning, deep learning, and molecular dynamics simulations.
- High-Memory Nodes which are like the CPU Nodes but with a 2TB of RAM for applications that require extensive memory resources, such as genome assembly or large-scale data processing.
This GPU-based HPC system was established at BOKU in the summer of 2024 as a joint project between the CF BINF and the Institute of Molecular Modeling and Simulation, made possible through the support of the BOKU rectorate and the UIP 2023 grant from WWTF. This state-of-the-art resource will significantly accelerate AI model development and research, forming the backbone of our work in bioinformatics, biomolecular modeling, and AI-driven projects.
The BMB cluster is equipped with the following computational hardware:
- 6 NVIDIA L40 nodes, designed for memory-intensive applications such as AI model training, evaluation, and 3D structure prediction.
- 24 NVIDIA GTX nodes, optimized for tasks like molecular simulations, as well as genomics and proteomics analysis.
