Visualization Clusters

Visualization clusters are x86/x86_64 systems that are configured with Graphics Processing Units just as GPGPU clusters are. Instead of using the installed GPUs for floating point calculations for a specific model, each GPU is used to perform graphics processing. Some rendering and visualization applications tile visualization jobs, so each GPU renders a portion of the output, while others time or frame slice the problem in order to generate the final product.

Applications such as Paraview , or Ensight can be used to render video frames in parallel across the cluster nodes and assemble them in real time on a specified display.

This technology can be used to drive workstation displays, visual caves and tiled display systems for advanced scientific visualization tasks. The GPUs used in visualization clusters may also be used to perform GPGPU functions as well.

Once you have an idea about the type of HPC solution you need, your Aspen sales engineer will walk you through a process flow that is designed to capture and satisfy your specific requirements. We provide the HPC Buyers Guide for this purpose. Aspen also provides many other specialized HPC services as well. Expand the listing below to see some of our other services.