TACC Builds National Leadership-Class Supercomputer Horizon
In 2026 the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) will bring online Horizon, the National Science Foundation's Leadership-Class Computing Facility supercomputer, offering roughly ten times the computational performance of Frontera. The project, led by NSF LCCF and built around 11 Characteristic Science Applications, emphasizes real-workload optimization, distributed partner centers, and training to help researchers port codes and leverage the new capability.
Key Points
- 1Announces Horizon supercomputer delivering tenfold Frontera performance, slated to launch in 2026 under NSF LCCF
- 2Implements 11-characteristic-science-applications to design architecture around real scientific workloads, not abstract benchmarks
- 3Provides distributed access via four partner centers, testbeds, and training to accelerate researcher code porting
Scoring Rationale
Major federally backed national supercomputing deployment with broad scientific impact; primarily benefits research infrastructure rather than immediate commercial users.
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