General Purpose GPUs
Massively Parallel Computing with Streams Programming
The Computational Problem
 There is a huge and growing mountain of seismic data - new and archived material requiring reprocessing - out there. To interpret it means that the demand for computational tools to
support the 3D seismic interpretation process throughout the E&P (exploration
and production) workflow has never been greater.
Even with Moore's Law, high performance clusters,
current computational software, a data driven approach to 3D seismic interpretation can provide only provide step changes in productivity. For geoscientists to fully exploit their data and deliver more accurate interpretations of the subsurface, improved understanding of uncertainty and better quantification of risk, processing power needs to scale at 10-25X..
The Solution
Enter RAI's SuperGPUcluster. The HR-100 introduces an innovative new way of obtaining extreme performance: hybrid-core computing. Hybrid-core computing is based on an asymmetric architecture that combines the economies and programmability of industry standard processors with the performance and efficiency of a hardware-based, application-specific design.
The RAI HR-100 server employs highly parallel coprocessors that augment the capabilities of commodity
multi-core processors with processing elements optimized for performance-critical operations. Instructions executed by the coprocessor appear as extensions to the x86 instruction set; applications can contain both x86 and coprocessor instructions in a single instruction stream.
The coprocessors are based on standard Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), Nvidia's
Tesla and Fermi, and is coupled with a standard multi-core Intel® Xeon® or
AMD Istanbul processors. While each processor has its own physical memory, logically memory is globally addressable and cache-coherent, making software development as easy as that of a standard x86 environment.
RAI offers complete hybrid systems, consulting and tools to port your application and optimize it for the massively parallel environment using Nvidia's CUDA language. For a limited time, RAI is offering a complete GPU
starter Package to help you develop a hybrid prototype of your application, so
you can determine the ROI and level of effort entailed in porting all your
critical applications.
See
how others are using GPUs in the Oil and Gas business:
Hess GPU slide show
- PDF
These videos and
reference materials can help you understand more about what it takes to migrate
your applications to take advantage of GPUs superior price/performance over
conventional clusters:
GPGPU Hardware Subsystems
GPU-Integrated Servers (1U)

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6016GT-TF-TM2 Dual Quad/Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® processors 5500 series Intel® 5520 chipset with QPI up to 6.4GT/s Up to 96GB of Reg. ECC DDR3 DIMM 1333/1066/800 MHz SDRAM 2x NVIDIA Tesla M1060 GPU Cards PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x16 slot - Low-Profile) 3x hot-swap 3.5" drive bays Matrox G200eW graphics controller 8x counter-rotating fans with optimal fan speed control IPMI 2.0 with virtual media over LAN and KVM-ove-LAN Dual LAN with Intel 82576 Gigabit Ethernet controller 1400W high-efficiency Gold Level (93%) Power Supply with PMbus
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6016GT-TF-TC2 Dual Quad/Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® processors 5500 series Intel® 5520 chipset with QPI up to 6.4GT/s Up to 96GB of Reg. ECC DDR3 DIMM 1333/1066/800 MHz SDRAM 2x NVIDIA Tesla C1060 GPU Cards PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x16 slot - Low-Profile) 3x hot-swap 3.5" drive bays Matrox G200eW graphics controller 8x counter-rotating fans with optimal fan speed control IPMI 2.0 with virtual media over LAN and KVM-ove-LAN Dual LAN with Intel 82576 Gigabit Ethernet controller 1400W high-efficiency Gold Level (93%) Power Supply with PMbus
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GPU-Ready Servers (1U)

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6016GT-TF Dual Quad/Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® processors 5500 series Intel® 5520 chipset with QPI up to 6.4GT/s Up to 96GB of Reg. ECC DDR3 DIMM 1333/1066/800 MHz SDRAM Supports up to two of any PCI-E 2.0 x16 compatible GPUs 2x PCI-E 2.0 x16 (Full-height Full-length) PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x16 slot - Low-Profile) 3x hot-swap 3.5" drive bays Matrox G200eW graphics controller 8x counter-rotating fans with optimal fan speed control IPMI 2.0 with virtual media over LAN and KVM-ove-LAN Dual LAN with Intel 82576 Gigabit Ethernet controller 1400W high-efficiency Gold Level (93%) Power Supply with PMbus
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6016T-GIBQF / 6016T-GIBXF / 6016T-GTF Dual Quad/Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® processors 5500 series Intel® 5520 chipset with QPI up to 6.4GT/s Up to 48GB of Reg. ECC DDR3 DIMM 1333/1066/800 MHz SDRAM Supports one PCI-E 2.0 x16 compatible GPU 6016T-GIBQF: ConnectX QDR InfiniBand with QSFP connector 6016T-GIBXF: ConnectX DDR InfiniBand with QSFP connector 3x hot-swap 3.5" drive bays Matrox G200eW graphics controller 4x counter-rotating fans with optimal fan speed control IPMI 2.0 with virtual media over LAN and KVM-ove-LAN Dual LAN with Intel 82576 Gigabit Ethernet controller 1400W high-efficiency Gold Level (93%) Power Supply with PMbus
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Support for 5 Add-on Cards (1U)

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6016XT-TF Dual Quad/Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® processors 5500 series Intel® 5520 chipset with QPI up to 6.4GT/s Up to 96GB of Reg. ECC DDR3 DIMM 1333/1066/800 MHz SDRAM Supports 5x PCI-E 2.0 add-on cards in 1U 4x PCI-E 2.0 x8 (in x16 slots - Full-height Full-length) PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x16 slot - Low-Profile) 3x hot-swap 3.5" drive bays Matrox G200eW graphics controller 8x counter-rotating fans with optimal fan speed control IPMI 2.0 with virtual media over LAN and KVM-ove-LAN Dual LAN with Intel 82576 Gigabit Ethernet controller 1400W high-efficiency Gold Level (93%) Power Supply with PMbus
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7046GT-TRF & 7046GT-TRF-TC4 Up to 4 Double-Width GPUs Dual Quad/Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® processors 5500 series Intel® 5520 chipset with QPI up to 6.4GT/s Up to 96GB DDR3 1333/1066/800 MHz ECC Registered DIMM 4 (x16) PCI-E 2.0, 2 (x4) PCI-E 2.0 (in x16 slots), 1 (x4) PCI-E (in x8 slot), 2x PCI 33MHz slots 8x 3.5" Hot-swap Drives Trays Supports up to 6 SATA Drives Dual LAN with Intel® 82574L Gigabit Ethernet controller Redundant 1400W Gold Level (93%) high-efficiency Power Supply
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7046A-HR+ Up to 3 Double-Width GPUs Dual Quad/Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® processors 5500 series Intel® 5520 chipset with QPI up to 6.4GT/s Up to 144GB DDR3 1333/1066/800 MHz ECC Registered DIMM 2 (x16) PCI-E 2.0, 4 (x8) PCI-E 2.0 (in x 16 slot), 1 (x4) PCI-E slot 8x 3.5" Hot-swap Drives Trays Supports up to 6 SATA Drives Dual LAN with Intel® 82576 Gigabit Ethernet controller Redundant 1200W Gold Level (93%) High-efficiency Power Supply
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GPU-Ready Server/Workstation Boards
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X8DTH-6F Dual Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series support Dual Intel® 5520 chipset with QPI up to 6.4 GT/s each Up to 96GB of DDR3 Registered ECC; 24GB Unbuffered ECC/Non-ECC 1333/1066/800 MHz SDRAM in 12 DIMM slots Intel® 82576 dual-port Gigabit Ethernet controller LSI 2008 controller for 8 SAS II (6 Gbps) ports; RAID 0, 1, 10 RAID 5 optional Integrated IPMI 2.0 + KVM with dedicated LAN 7 (x8) PCI-E 2.0 in x16 slots Matrox G200eW graphics 8 USB 2.0 ports
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X8DAH+-F Dual Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series support Dual Intel® 5520 chipset with QPI up to 6.4 GT/s each Up to 144GB of DDR3 Registered ECC; 24GB Unbuffered ECC/Non-ECC 1333/1066/800 MHz SDRAM in 18 DIMM slots Intel® 82576 dual-port Gigabit Ethernet controller Intel ICH10R controller for 6 SATA (3 Gbps) ports; RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 Integrated IPMI 2.0 + KVM with dedicated LAN 2 PCI-E 2.0 x16, 4 PCI-E 2.0 x8 (1 in x16 slot), 1 PCI-E 2.0 x4 slots Realtek ALC888 7.1 HD audio Matrox G200eW graphics Dual IEEE 1394a ports 10 USB 2.0 ports
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X8DTG-QF (bundled with 7046GT series systems) Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series support Intel® 5520 + 2x IOH-36D chipset; QPI up to 6.4 GT/s Up to 96GB of DDR3 Registered ECC; 1333/1066/800 MHz SDRAM 4 PCI-E 2.0 x16, 2 PCI-E 2.0 x4 (in x16 slot), 1 PCI-E x4 (in x8 slot), 2 PCI Intel® ICH10R controller for 6 SATA2 (3 Gbps) ports; RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 Intel® 82574L Dual Gigabit Ethernet controllers 7.1 channel HD audio Matrox G200eW Graphics 10 USB 2.0 ports Integrated IPMI 2.0 + KVM w/ dedicated LAN
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X8DTG-DF (bundled with 6016GT and 6016XT series systems) Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series support Intel® 5520 + IOH-36D chipset; QPI up to 6.4 GT/s Up to 96GB of DDR3 Registered ECC; 1333/1066/800 MHz SDRAM 2 PCI-E 2.0 x16, 1 PCI-E 2.0 x4 Intel® ICH10R controller for 6 SATA2 (3 Gbps) ports; RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 Intel® 82574L Dual Gigabit Ethernet controllers Matrox G200eW Graphics Integrated IPMI 2.0 + KVM w/ dedicated LAN
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