Author: Louigi Balao

NVIDIA intros Grace CPU for giant AI and high performance computing workloads

Louigi Balao

NVIDIA announced its first data center CPU— the NVIDIA Grace. As per NVIDIA, it is an Arm-based processor that delivers 10x the performance of today’s fastest servers.

According to NVIDIA, the NVIDIA Grace is the result of more than 10,000 engineering years of work. The company mentioned that the Grace CPU is designed to address the computing requirements for the world’s most advanced applications, including natural language processing, recommender systems, and AI supercomputing. It combines energy-efficient ARM CPU cores with a low-power memory subsystem that delivers efficient performances.

The NVIDIA Grace CPU, named after Grace Hopper, the U.S computer-programming pioneer, will serve a niche segment of computing.

“Leading-edge AI and data science are pushing today’s computer architecture beyond its limits – processing unthinkable amounts of data,” said Jensen Huang, founder, and CEO of NVIDIA. “Using licensed Arm IP, NVIDIA has designed Grace as a CPU specifically for giant-scale AI and HPC. Coupled with the GPU and DPU, Grace gives us the third foundational technology for computing, and the ability to re-architect the data center to advance AI. NVIDIA is now a three-chip company.”


 

Grace is a specialized processor that targets workloads such as training next-generation NLP models with more than 1 trillion parameters. When paired with NVIDIA GPUs, a Grace CPU-based system will deliver 10x faster performance than NVIDIA DGX based systems which run on x86 CPUs, according to NVIDIA.

The Swiss National Supercomputer Centre (CSCS) and the U.S Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory are the first to announce their plans to build Grace-powered supercomputers in support of national scientific research efforts.

Underlying Grace’s performance is fourth-generation NVIDIA NVLink interconnect technology, which provides a 900 GB/s connection between Grace and NVIDIA GPUs that enables 30x higher aggregate bandwidth compared to today’s leading servers.

Moreover, Grace will be using LPDDR5X memory and new architecture that provides unified cache coherence with a single memory address space, combining system and HBM GPU memory that simplifies programmability.

The availability of the NVIDIA Grace CPU is expected in 2023.

Source: NVIDIA

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Siri reveals Apple event on April 20

Louigi Balao

Siri has revealed an upcoming Apple event set on April 20. Upon asking Siri when the next Apple event is, she responds with the event that will occur on the said date at the Apple Park in Cupertino, California.

Siri’s vague information has been present across Apple devices such as the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and even Homepod. However, Macrumors reports that the event will likely be a pre-recorded affair without media in attendance and might be live-streamed on Apple’s website and YouTube channel.


 

According to Bloomberg’s report, Apple plans to showcase its brand new 12.9-inch iPad pro with new mini-LED display technology, A14X chip and Thunderbolt connectivity around April. This somewhat aligns with the statement of Siri. Nonetheless, Apple representatives refused to further comment on the speculation.

There is still no further information about this upcoming event. Stay tuned to our page for more updates.

Source: Macrumors, Bloomberg

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Manny Pacquiao legendary hero skin arrives in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang

Louigi Balao

World Boxing Legend Manny Pacquiao has become the newest skin for the game’s fighter hero, Paquito. So far, he is the only living person to be immortalized in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang’s collection of hero skins.

“We spent a total of 4 months to create the hero, Paquito. We extracted the spiritual core of Manny Pacquiao, and I’m sure our players feel the champion’s spirit when they play him in the game,” said Mr. William Mei, Marketing Manager of MLBB for the Philippines.

As per the MLBB team, it took them up to 6 months of constant communication with Manny Pacquiao’s team to create the final design of Paquito’s new skin. “Hundreds of photos of Manny were taken and collected to perfectly capture the in-game details such as tattoos, expressions, and other minute details,” Mei added.


 

“I felt very honored when Moonton approached me for this partnership,” said Pacquiao. “It’s hard to say no when you have a hero inspired by you in the game, and now, they will give him new skin which will have my name on it. It’s exciting,” he added.

Since Mobile Legends: Bang Bang released Paquito “The Heavenly Fist” last January 2021, a sales record was set within the first week. MLBB mentioned that one out of every seven Filipino players purchased him. Besides, Paquito has a usage rate of up to 3% in games above the rank of Legend with a win rate of 53%.

The new Paquito skin was launched today, April 13, and will last until September 15, 2021. During its launch, free avatar frames and in-game emoticons will also be given to gamers who will finish the in-game events.

Discounts for the skin will also be available on the first week, as well as a number of online activities for players to acquire the skin for free.

For more information on the Manny Pacquiao skin Paquito, check the official Mobile Legends Bang Bang Facebook page.

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NVIDIA intros 8 new RTX GPUs for Artists, Designers, Engineers and Virtual Desktop Users

Louigi Balao

NVIDIA announces eight new NVIDIA Ampere architecture GPUs for next-generation laptops, desktops, and servers.

NVIDIA mentioned that the new NVIDIA RTX GPUs would enable artists to create 3D scenes, let designers produce architectural buildings in real-time, and allow engineers to create products on any system.

The new NVIDIA RTX A5000 and NVIDIA RTX A4000 GPUs for desktops feature RT Cores Tensor Cores and CUDA cores to speed AI, graphics, and real-time rendering up to 2x faster than previous generations, the company claims.

On the other hand, the NVIDIA RTX A2000, A3000, A4000, and A5000 laptop GPUs are intended for professionals needing thin and light devices. These GPUs are said to deliver accelerated without compromising mobility. With the inclusion of the latest Max-Q, RTX technology, and NVIDIA Studio, these can enhance creatives apps optimal for both performance and reliability.

Next are the NVIDIA A10 GPU and A16 GPU that are available for the data center. The A10 provides up to 2.5x the virtual workstation performance compared to its previous generation. The A16 GPU, on the other hand, provides up to 2x user density with a lower total cost of ownership and an enhanced virtual desktop infrastructure experience.

According to NVIDIA, the A10 and A16 GPUs deliver more power, memory, and speed from graphics and AI to VDI when combined with NVIDIA RTX Virtual Workstation (vWS) and NVIDIA Virtual PC (vPC) software.

Among the first to tap into the RTX A5000 is Woods Bagot, a global architectural and consulting practice.


 

“This new NVIDIA Ampere GPU microarchitecture is a huge leap forward. I was shocked by the performance gain I saw with the NVIDIA RTX A5000 versus the equivalent model previous generation RTX when running applications such as Chaos Vantage and NVIDIA Omniverse,” said Robert Cervellione, studio leader of Design Technology at Woods Bagot.

The new NVIDIA RTX GPUs feature the latest generation of NVIDIA RTX technology. The new RTX laptop GPUs also include the latest generation of NVIDIA Max-Q technology that enables a powerful system that is thin and light. Additionally, RTX technology powers NVIDIA Omniverse, the platform that delivers high-performance, accurate simulation for complex 3D worlds and true real-time ray- and path-traced renders.

Furthermore, NVIDIA mentioned that all the NVIDIA RTX GPUs feature the latest technologies in the NVIDIA Ampere architecture, including the following:
• Second-Generation RT Cores – Up to 2x the throughput of the previous generation, with the ability to run concurrent ray tracing, shading, and denoising tasks.
• Third-generation Tensor Cores – Up to 2x the throughput of the previous generation, up to 10x with sparsity, with support for new TF32 and BFloat16 data formats.
• CUDA Cores – Up to 2.5x the FP32 throughput of the previous generation for significant increases in graphics and compute workloads.

However, desktop GPU features and technology include:

• Up to 24GB of GPU memory – Doubles the memory of the previous generation, the RTX A4000 with 16GB GDDR6 memory and the RTX A5000 with 24GB of GDDR6 memory both support ECC memory. The RTX A5000 is expandable up to 48GB of memory using NVIDIA NVLink to connect two GPUs.
•  Virtualization – The RTX A5000 supports NVIDIA RTX vWS software for multiple high-performance virtual workstation instances that enable remote users to share resources to drive high-end design, AI, and compute workloads.
• PCIe Gen 4 – Doubles the previous generation’s bandwidth and speeds up data transfers for data-intensive tasks such as AI, data science, and creating 3D models.

Lastly, Laptop GPU features and technology are as follows:
• Third-Gen Max-Q technology – For thin and light laptops that perform quieter and more efficiently with Dynamic Boost 2.0, WhisperMode 2.0, Resizable BAR, and NVIDIA DLSS technology.
• Up to 16GB of GPU memory – For the largest models, scenes, assemblies, and advanced multi-application workflows.

NVIDIA also introduced the NVIDIA T1200 and NVIDIA T600 laptop GPUs, based on its previous generation Turing architecture, designed for multi-application professional workflows.

Meanwhile, the new NVIDIA RTX desktop GPUs and NVIDIA data center GPUs will be available from global distribution partners and OEMs starting later this month. The new NVIDIA RTX desktop GPUs are expected to be available in the second quarter of this year from global OEMs.

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Globe customers can donate reward points to help fight COVID-19

Louigi Balao

Globe calls on its customers to support the frontliners fight against COVID-19 by donating their Globe Rewards points to the PGH Medical Foundation, Inc. (PGH-MFI).

One peso is equivalent to one Rewards point; Globe will then turn over 100% of the funds collected to provide the much-needed support for healthcare frontliners.

To date, Globe Rewards was able to accumulate PHP 22 million in funds which were used to obtain 8,333 sets of personal protective equipment and frontline supplies composed of caps, gowns, face masks, goggles, gloves, aprons, disinfectants, and thermoscanners. A portion of funds was also allocated for the assistance of 704 indigent cancer patients.


 

“Our medical system is in need of assistance, and Globe is doing its part to support the true heroes of this pandemic, and since we started this at the onset of the pandemic, we are extremely humbled to receive an overwhelming amount of support from our customers by donating their Globe Rewards points to this very important cause,” said Joey Kilayko, Head of Globe Rewards.

Globe subscribers can donate to PGH-MFI, INC by downloading and logging on to their Globe Rewards app. Under “donate” in the “all rewards” section on the app’s home page, subscribers are able to find the organizations as well as other causes.

As per Globe, the telco’s donate campaign via Globe Rewards targets to support different organizations that align with Globe’s purpose to achieve a Globe of Good. To read more about Globe Rewards supported organizations and causes, click here.

To know more about how you can help support Globe’s initiatives and its fight against COVID-19, visit the official Globe’s Facebook page.

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