Ansys Works with Supermicro and NVIDIA to Deliver Unmatched Multiphysics Simulation with Turnkey Hardware
Ansys (NASDAQ: ANSS) is collaborating with Supermicro and NVIDIA to deliver turnkey hardware for accelerated multiphysics simulation. This partnership enables solving larger, more complex models up to 1,600x faster, reducing time-to-market and enhancing design exploration across various industries. Testing revealed significant speed-ups for Ansys solutions:
- Ansys optiSLang AI+: 1,600x
- Ansys Fluent: 24x
- Ansys Mechanical: 6x
- Ansys HFSS: 11x
- Ansys Perceive EM: 53x
- Ansys Rocky: 17x
- Ansys LS-DYNA: 4x
The collaboration optimizes hardware configurations, integrating CPUs, GPUs, and other components to enhance simulation efficiency and reduce energy consumption.
- Collaboration with Supermicro and NVIDIA to deliver turnkey hardware for accelerated multiphysics simulation
- Speed-ups of up to 1,600x for various Ansys solutions
- Reduced time-to-market and enhanced design exploration capabilities
- Optimized hardware configurations for improved simulation efficiency
- Potential for reduced overhead costs and energy consumption
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Insights
Unmatched Acceleration in Simulations: The collaboration between Ansys, NVIDIA and Supermicro is a game-changer for high-performance computing. By leveraging the power of NVIDIA's GPUs, Ansys has significantly increased the speed of its multiphysics simulations. This advancement is not just about faster simulations; it brings a multitude of benefits. For example, engineers can now run more detailed models and engage in more extensive design explorations, pushing the boundaries of innovation in fields like automotive crash testing, aerospace design and biopharmaceutical development.
One standout figure from Ansys' testing is the 1,600x speed-up achieved with Ansys optiSLang AI+. This kind of acceleration drastically reduces time-to-market for new products, offering a competitive edge to companies that adopt these technologies. Additionally, the open ecosystem of Ansys ensures seamless integration with diverse technologies, further boosting efficiency and flexibility for users.
However, it's important to consider the costs involved. High-performance GPUs and tailored hardware solutions can be expensive, potentially limiting accessibility for smaller firms. The energy-efficient design touted by Ansys and Supermicro is a step in the right direction but assessing the long-term return on investment will be essential for prospective users.
Financial Implications: From a financial standpoint, the collaboration's impact on Ansys (NASDAQ: ANSS) could be substantial. The ability to offer accelerated simulation solutions provides a strong value proposition, potentially driving up demand across various industries. Faster simulations translate to faster product development cycles, which can be a significant selling point in competitive markets like automotive and aerospace. This could lead to an increase in Ansys' customer base and, consequently, a boost in revenue.
In the short term, investors might see a spike in stock prices as the market reacts positively to the collaboration's potential. However, it's essential to monitor how this partnership translates into actual sales figures and whether it leads to sustained growth. Investors should also be aware of the potential risks, such as the high costs associated with implementing these advanced technologies and the challenge of maintaining a competitive edge as other companies might follow suit.
Ansys' commitment to migrating its solutions to newer NVIDIA chips (like Blackwell) indicates a forward-thinking approach, which is a positive signal for long-term investors. The company's focus on reducing overhead costs and energy consumption aligns well with the growing emphasis on sustainability in the business world, potentially attracting environmentally-conscious investors.
Collaboration optimizes Ansys solutions and AI capabilities, boosts simulation speeds up to 1,600x
/ Key Highlights
- Turnkey hardware optimized for Ansys multiphysics simulation provides flexible configurations through collaborations with Supermicro and NVIDIA
- Supercharged simulation reduces time-to-market and facilitates rich design exploration for automotive crash testing and external aerodynamics, aerospace gas turbine engines, 5G/6G antennas, biopharmaceutical development, and more
- Ansys' open ecosystem streamlines integration of diverse technologies within its multiphysics platform
Getting the most out of multiphysics simulation involves integrating different types of physics solvers with a range of hardware choices, each offering unique performance benefits. However, sizing and configuring the right hardware for multiphysics simulation is a complex task that can significantly impact performance, cost, and productivity. Turnkey, customized hardware solutions with central processing units (CPUs), graphics processing units (GPUs), interconnects, and cooling modules allow engineers to run predictively accurate simulations more efficiently.
Collaborative testing between Ansys and Supermicro discovered replicating the performance of Ansys Fluent™ and Ansys Rocky™ running on one NVIDIA GPU would require 1,500 and 480 CPU cores, respectively. Ansys Perceive EM™ running on one NVIDIA GPU achieves the same performance as 1,000,000+ CPU cores. In addition, the testing process revealed the following accelerations:
- Ansys optiSLang AI+™: 1,600x speed-up
- Ansys Fluent™: 24x speed-up
- Ansys Mechanical™: 6x speed-up
- Ansys HFSS™: 11x speed-up
- Ansys Perceive EM™: 53x speed-up
- Ansys Rocky™: 17x speed-up
- Ansys LS-DYNA™: 4x speed-up
The speed-ups were achieved by introducing or replacing CPU cores and GPUs with NVIDIA technology. NVIDIA hardware used in testing included NVIDIA H100 GPUs, NVIDIA L40S GPUs, and the NVIDIA Grace CPU Superchip.
"The breadth and depth of the Ansys multiphysics portfolio requires a thoughtful approach to compute infrastructure with GPUs," said Vik Malyala, president & managing director, EMEA; SVP, Technology & AI, Supermicro. "We are closely working with Ansys and NVIDIA with the broadest GPU and CPU systems offering (Hyper/CloudDC, scalable GPU systems: 4U-10U, and others) to accelerate simulations, eliminate guesswork, and improve customer deployment time worldwide."
With NVIDIA technology designed with Ansys and Supermicro's energy-efficient server technology, engineers can reduce overhead costs and energy consumption by using fewer servers to do the same work.
"Supermicro provides exceptional architecture for Ansys solutions, reducing constraints on the number, size, and complexity of simulation models," said Shane Emswiler, senior vice president of products at Ansys. "We remain committed to working with NVIDIA to migrate our solutions currently supported on Hopper chips to
"The synergy between Ansys and NVIDIA is propelling us into a new era of technological innovation," said Dion Harris, director of data center product solutions at NVIDIA. "Ansys simulation solutions play a key role in the development of our cutting-edge AI superchips, while NVIDIA's accelerated data center AI and digital twin platforms empower Ansys to push the boundaries of simulation performance. Together, we're unlocking deeper insights and paving the way for groundbreaking advancements that will shape the future of engineering and AI."
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