NVIDIA Blackwell Accelerates Computer-Aided Engineering Software by Orders of Magnitude for Real-Time Digital Twins
NVIDIA announced that leading computer-aided engineering (CAE) software vendors are accelerating their simulation tools by up to 50x with the new Blackwell platform. Major companies including Ansys, Altair, Cadence, Siemens and Synopsys have adopted the technology.
A significant breakthrough was demonstrated by Cadence, which successfully ran multibillion cell simulations on a single NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 server in under 24 hours - a task that previously required hundreds of thousands of CPU cores and several days.
The company also announced the general availability of the NVIDIA Omniverse Blueprint for real-time digital twins through the Rescale CAE Hub. Boom Supersonic will utilize this technology along with Blackwell-accelerated CFD solvers to design and optimize its new supersonic passenger jet, achieving 4x more design explorations.
NVIDIA ha annunciato che i principali fornitori di software per l'ingegneria assistita da computer (CAE) stanno accelerando i loro strumenti di simulazione fino a 50 volte grazie alla nuova piattaforma Blackwell. Grandi aziende come Ansys, Altair, Cadence, Siemens e Synopsys hanno adottato questa tecnologia.
Un'importante innovazione è stata dimostrata da Cadence, che è riuscita a eseguire simulazioni con multibilioni di celle su un singolo server NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 in meno di 24 ore - un compito che in precedenza richiedeva centinaia di migliaia di core CPU e diversi giorni di lavoro.
L'azienda ha anche annunciato la disponibilità generale del NVIDIA Omniverse Blueprint per i gemelli digitali in tempo reale attraverso il Rescale CAE Hub. Boom Supersonic utilizzerà questa tecnologia insieme ai risolutori CFD accelerati da Blackwell per progettare e ottimizzare il suo nuovo jet passeggeri supersonico, raggiungendo 4 volte più esplorazioni progettuali.
NVIDIA anunció que los principales proveedores de software de ingeniería asistida por computadora (CAE) están acelerando sus herramientas de simulación hasta 50 veces con la nueva plataforma Blackwell. Empresas importantes como Ansys, Altair, Cadence, Siemens y Synopsys han adoptado esta tecnología.
Un avance significativo fue demostrado por Cadence, que logró ejecutar simulaciones de multibillones de celdas en un solo servidor NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 en menos de 24 horas, una tarea que anteriormente requería cientos de miles de núcleos de CPU y varios días.
La empresa también anunció la disponibilidad general del NVIDIA Omniverse Blueprint para gemelos digitales en tiempo real a través del Rescale CAE Hub. Boom Supersonic utilizará esta tecnología junto con los solucionadores CFD acelerados por Blackwell para diseñar y optimizar su nuevo avión de pasajeros supersónico, logrando 4 veces más exploraciones de diseño.
NVIDIA는 주요 컴퓨터 지원 공학(CAE) 소프트웨어 공급업체들이 새로운 Blackwell 플랫폼을 통해 시뮬레이션 도구를 최대 50배 가속화하고 있다고 발표했습니다. Ansys, Altair, Cadence, Siemens, Synopsys 등 주요 기업들이 이 기술을 채택했습니다.
Cadence는 멀티빌리언 셀 시뮬레이션을 단일 NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 서버에서 24시간 이내에 성공적으로 실행하여 중요한 돌파구를 보여주었습니다. 이전에는 수십만 개의 CPU 코어와 여러 일이 필요했습니다.
회사는 또한 Rescale CAE Hub를 통해 실시간 디지털 쌍둥이를 위한 NVIDIA Omniverse Blueprint의 일반 가용성을 발표했습니다. Boom Supersonic은 이 기술과 Blackwell 가속 CFD 솔버를 활용하여 새로운 초음속 여객기를 설계하고 최적화하여 4배 더 많은 설계 탐색을 달성할 것입니다.
NVIDIA a annoncé que les principaux fournisseurs de logiciels d'ingénierie assistée par ordinateur (CAE) accélèrent leurs outils de simulation jusqu'à 50 fois grâce à la nouvelle plateforme Blackwell. Des entreprises majeures telles qu'Ansys, Altair, Cadence, Siemens et Synopsys ont adopté cette technologie.
Une avancée significative a été démontrée par Cadence, qui a réussi à exécuter des simulations de plusieurs milliards de cellules sur un seul serveur NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 en moins de 24 heures - une tâche qui nécessitait auparavant des centaines de milliers de cœurs CPU et plusieurs jours.
L'entreprise a également annoncé la disponibilité générale du NVIDIA Omniverse Blueprint pour les jumeaux numériques en temps réel via le Rescale CAE Hub. Boom Supersonic utilisera cette technologie avec des solveurs CFD accélérés par Blackwell pour concevoir et optimiser son nouvel avion de passagers supersonique, atteignant 4 fois plus d'explorations de conception.
NVIDIA gab bekannt, dass führende Anbieter von softwaregestützter Ingenieurtechnik (CAE) ihre Simulationswerkzeuge mit der neuen Blackwell-Plattform um bis zu 50-fach beschleunigen. Große Unternehmen wie Ansys, Altair, Cadence, Siemens und Synopsys haben diese Technologie übernommen.
Ein bedeutender Durchbruch wurde von Cadence demonstriert, das erfolgreich Multimilliarden-Zellen-Simulationen auf einem einzigen NVIDIA GB200 NVL72-Server in weniger als 24 Stunden durchführte - eine Aufgabe, die zuvor Hunderte von Tausenden von CPU-Kernen und mehrere Tage benötigte.
Das Unternehmen gab auch die allgemeine Verfügbarkeit des NVIDIA Omniverse Blueprint für digitale Zwillinge in Echtzeit über den Rescale CAE Hub bekannt. Boom Supersonic wird diese Technologie zusammen mit von Blackwell beschleunigten CFD-Lösungen nutzen, um sein neues Überschall-Passagierflugzeug zu entwerfen und zu optimieren, wodurch 4-mal mehr Designuntersuchungen möglich werden.
- 50x acceleration in simulation tools performance
- Significant reduction in computation time (24 hours vs several days)
- Major software vendors adoption indicates strong market acceptance
- 4x increase in design exploration capabilities for customers
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Insights
NVIDIA's announcement represents a significant expansion of its addressable market beyond core AI and gaming segments into industrial sectors. The adoption of Blackwell by leading CAE software vendors (Ansys, Altair, Cadence, Siemens, Synopsys) with 50x performance acceleration opens substantial new revenue opportunities across automotive, aerospace, energy, manufacturing, and life sciences verticals.
The company is executing a brilliant ecosystem strategy by embedding its technology throughout the entire engineering workflow. By accelerating simulation tools used in product development, NVIDIA is positioning itself as essential infrastructure for modern industrial design - creating high switching costs and sustainable competitive advantages.
Concrete ROI examples, like Cadence running aircraft simulations on a single GB200 NVL72 server in under 24 hours versus days on massive CPU clusters, provide compelling customer value propositions. The general availability of Omniverse Blueprint for digital twins and the Rescale CAE Hub launch further lower adoption barriers for enterprises.
This expansion diversifies NVIDIA's revenue streams beyond AI datacenter and consumer markets, potentially insulating it from cyclicality in any single segment while leveraging the same core GPU architecture across verticals. The endorsements from multiple industry-leading CEOs indicate strong validation and adoption momentum.
This announcement demonstrates NVIDIA's widening technological moat through the integration of its Blackwell platform across the entire CAE software ecosystem. The orders-of-magnitude performance improvements (up to 50x acceleration) enable previously impractical engineering simulations that fundamentally transform product development workflows.
NVIDIA has strategically verticalized its technology stack from hardware (Blackwell GPUs) through middleware (CUDA-X libraries, PhysicsNeMo) to platform services (Omniverse), creating an integrated ecosystem for digital twins that competitors will struggle to match. The first NVIDIA NIM microservice for external aerodynamics shows continued platform expansion toward specialized industrial applications.
The technical achievement highlighted by Cadence - running multibillion cell simulations on a single NVIDIA server that previously required hundreds of thousands of CPU cores - represents a step-change in both performance and efficiency. This capability enables aerospace companies to significantly reduce expensive wind-tunnel testing while designing safer, more efficient aircraft.
By enabling real-time interactive digital twins across multiple industries, NVIDIA is positioning Blackwell as the foundation for a new engineering paradigm where physical products are fully simulated and optimized digitally before manufacturing. The extensive software partnerships ensure these capabilities are accessible through industry-standard tools, accelerating adoption across vertical markets.
Leading Software Providers Including Ansys, Altair, Cadence, Siemens and Synopsys Adopt NVIDIA Blackwell
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GTC -- NVIDIA today announced that leading computer-aided engineering (CAE) software vendors, including Ansys, Altair, Cadence, Siemens and Synopsys, are accelerating their simulation tools by up to 50x with the NVIDIA Blackwell platform.
With such accelerated software, along with NVIDIA CUDA-X™ libraries and blueprints to further optimize performance, industries such as automotive, aerospace, energy, manufacturing and life sciences can significantly reduce product development time, cut costs and increase design accuracy while maintaining energy efficiency.
“CUDA-accelerated physical simulation on NVIDIA Blackwell has enhanced real-time digital twins and is reimagining the entire engineering process,” said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA. “The day is coming when virtually all products will be created and brought to life as a digital twin long before it is realized physically.”
Ecosystem Support for NVIDIA Blackwell
Software providers can help their customers develop digital twins with real-time interactivity and now accelerate them with NVIDIA Blackwell technologies.
The growing ecosystem integrating Blackwell into its software includes Altair, Ansys, BeyondMath, Cadence, COMSOL, ENGYS, Flexcompute, Hexagon, Luminary Cloud, M-Star, NAVASTO, an Autodesk company, Neural Concept, nTop, Rescale, Siemens, Simscale, Synopsys and Volcano Platforms.
Cadence is using NVIDIA Grace Blackwell-accelerated systems to help solve one of computational fluid dynamics’ biggest challenges — the simulation of an entire aircraft during takeoff and landing. Using the Cadence Fidelity CFD solver, Cadence successfully ran multibillion cell simulations on a single NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 server in under 24 hours, which would have previously required a CPU cluster with hundreds of thousands of cores and several days to complete.
This breakthrough will help the aerospace industry move toward designing safer, more efficient aircrafts while reducing the amount of expensive wind-tunnel testing required, speeding time to market.
Anirudh Devgan, president and CEO of Cadence, said, “NVIDIA Blackwell’s acceleration of the Cadence.AI portfolio delivers increased productivity and quality of results for intelligent system design — reducing engineering tasks that took hours to minutes and unlocking simulations not possible before. Our collaboration with NVIDIA drives innovation across semiconductors, data centers, physical AI and sciences.”
Sassine Ghazi, president and CEO of Synopsys, said, “At GTC, we’re unveiling the latest performance results observed across our leading portfolio when optimizing Synopsys solutions for NVIDIA Blackwell to accelerate computationally intensive chip design workflows. Synopsys technology is mission-critical to the productivity and capabilities of engineering teams, from silicon to systems. By harnessing the power of NVIDIA accelerated computing, we can help customers unlock new levels of performance and deliver their innovations even faster.”
Ajei Gopal, president and CEO of Ansys, said, “The close collaboration between Ansys and NVIDIA is accelerating innovation at an unprecedented pace. By harnessing the computational performance of NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs, we at Ansys are empowering engineers at Volvo Cars to tackle the most complex computational fluid dynamics challenges with exceptional speed and accuracy — enabling more optimization studies and delivering more performant vehicles.”
James Scapa, founder and CEO of Altair, said, “The NVIDIA Blackwell platform’s computing power, combined with Altair’s cutting-edge simulation tools, gives users transformative capabilities. This combination makes GPU-based simulations up to 1.6x faster compared with the previous generation, helping engineers rapidly solve design challenges and giving industries the power to create safer, more sustainable products through real-time digital twins and physics-informed AI.”
Roland Busch, president and CEO of Siemens, said, “The combination of NVIDIA’s groundbreaking Blackwell architecture with Siemens’ physics-based digital twins will enable engineers to drastically reduce development times and costs through using photo-realistic, interactive digital twins. This collaboration will allow us to help customers like BMW innovate faster, optimize processes and achieve remarkable levels of efficiency in design and manufacturing.”
Rescale CAE Hub With NVIDIA Blackwell
Rescale’s newly launched CAE Hub enables customers to streamline their access to NVIDIA technologies and CUDA®-accelerated software developed by leading independent software vendors. Rescale CAE Hub provides flexible, high-performance computing and AI technologies in the cloud powered by NVIDIA GPUs and NVIDIA DGX™ Cloud.
Boom Supersonic, the company building the world’s fastest airliner, will use the NVIDIA Omniverse Blueprint for real-time digital twins and Blackwell-accelerated CFD solvers on Rescale CAE Hub to design and optimize its new supersonic passenger jet.
The company’s product development cycle, which is almost entirely simulation-driven, will use the Rescale platform accelerated by Blackwell GPUs to test different flight conditions and refine requirements in a continuous loop with simulation.
The adoption of the Rescale CAE Hub powered by Blackwell GPUs expands Boom Supersonic’s collaboration with NVIDIA. Through the NVIDIA PhysicsNeMo™ framework and the Rescale AI Physics platform, Boom Supersonic can unlock 4x more design explorations for its supersonic airliner, speeding iteration to improve performance and time to market.
NVIDIA Omniverse Blueprint Now Broadly Accessible for Enterprises
The NVIDIA Omniverse Blueprint for real-time digital twins, now generally available, is also part of the Rescale CAE Hub. The blueprint brings together NVIDIA CUDA-X libraries, NVIDIA PhysicsNeMo AI and the NVIDIA Omniverse™ platform — and is also adding the first NVIDIA NIM™ microservice for external aerodynamics, the study of how air moves around objects.
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