The golden front panels of the NVIDIA DGX SuperPod

NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD

High-performance computing (HPC) cluster, specifically tailored to meet the demands of cutting-edge research.

NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD

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The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD Advantage is a high-performance computing (HPC) cluster, specifically tailored to meet the demands of cutting-edge research.

This shared resource machine consists of 20 NVIDIA DGX A100 nodes, each with 8 advanced and powerful graphical processing units (GPUs) to accelerate calculations and train AI models. The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Office of Information Technology (OIT) and the O'Donnell Data Science and Research Computing Institute (ODSRCI) jointly manage and provide both access and support for this top of the line machine.

If you are interested in learning more about how this machine can help your research, please reach out to the OIT Research Technology Services group via help@smu.edu with [HPC] on the subject line.

NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD Advantage Specifications


Computational Ability 1,644 TFLOPS
Number of Nodes 20
CPU Cores 2,560
GPU Accelerator Cores 1,392,640
Total Memory 52.5 TB
Node Interconnect Bandwidth 10 - 200 Gb/s Infiniband Connections Per Node
Work Storage 3.5 PB (Shared)
Scratch Storage 750 TB (Raw)
Archival Storage N/A
Operating System Ubuntu 22.04

Accessing the SuperPOD

Getting an Account

  • Access to the SuperPOD is managed through .
  • For individuals without an ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ ID or Sponsored ID or questions regarding accounts, please see the .

Logging-In and Using the SuperPOD

  • For instructions, see the .

Igniting Artificial Intelligence Supercomputing in Dallas

Over the past year, OIT worked tirelessly to obtain, install, and configure one of the most powerful computing platforms in the United States geared specifically towards artificial intelligence research. Today, we introduce you to the NVIDIA DGX SuperPODâ„¢.