Deucalion (supercomputer)
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Foundation for Science and Technology
GPU: Nvidia Ampere
| Sponsors | European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking, Foundation for Science and Technology |
|---|---|
| Location | Guimarães, Portugal |
| Architecture | CPU: Fujitsu A64FX (ARMv8-A), AMD EPYC Rome 7742 (x86) GPU: Nvidia Ampere |
| Storage | 11.1 petabytes |
| Speed | 10 petaFLOPS (peak performance) |
| Cost | €20 million |
| Purpose | Artificial intelligence, big data, other |
Deucalion is a supercomputer located at the Minho Advanced Computing Center (MACC) in Guimarães, Portugal. It was inaugurated in September 2023 and is co-funded by the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking and Portugal's Foundation for Science and Technology. It is currently the fastest supercomputer in Portugal and is ranked 297th in the TOP500 global list of supercomputers.[1][2]
In June 2019, the European High-Performance Computing (EuroHPC) Joint Undertaking announced the building of eight supercomputers in several sites across the European Union, with the aim of equipping the European Union with a world-class supercomputing infrastructure. The Minho region in Portugal was one of the selected sites.[3]
In February 2021, the contract for a new petascale supercomputer, named Deucalion, was signed by the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking, the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, and Fujitsu. It was also announced that Deucalion would be installed at the Minho Advanced Computing Centre (MACC).[4]
Deucalion was officially inaugurated on 6 September 2023.[5] It entered the TOP500 global list of supercomputers in June 2024, ranked 219th in processing speed and 80th in energy efficiency (Green500 list).[1][6] As of October 2025, it's ranked 297th in the TOP500 list.[1]
