NVIDIA's Tesla GPU, OEMs, Deliver Desktop Supercomputers

Cray has been synonymous with supercomputing for decades, but NVIDIA --- there you usually think gaming. However, as GPUs have become more powerful, tasks normally associated with CPUs have been moved to them. On Tuesday NVIDIA announced its GPU-based Tesla Personal Supercomputer at SC08 (Supercomputing 08), and on Wednesday it went still further, announcing the incorporation of NVIDIA Tesla C1060 GPU Computing processors in the new Cray CX1 line of supercomputers, as well as other OEMs. The Tesla Personal Supercomputer uses the Tesla C1060 GPU Computing Processor in Cray's CX1 line as its heart, and for a mere $9,995 you can have one of these babies on your desk.