The High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart announced the architecture of its next-generation supercomputer, Herder, which was developed in collaboration with technology partners HPE and AMD. HLRS said Herder will deliver a major increase in performance and will feature an optimized architecture for today’s most advanced computational applications. The center positioned the system as a new capability for German and European research and industry, aimed at accelerating scientific discovery and industrial innovation.
Herder will be based on the HPE Cray Supercomputing GX5000 system. The GX5000 platform was announced by HPE in November 2025 and is described as designed to support the large-scale numerical simulations that are essential within HLRS’s traditional user communities. In addition to simulation workloads, HLRS highlighted the GX5000’s support for data-science approaches used for Artificial intelligence model training and for generative Artificial intelligence, indicating a dual focus on both simulation and data-driven methodologies.
HLRS emphasized that bringing simulation and data-science capabilities together within a single system will enable new converged computing workflows. Those workflows are intended to seamlessly integrate large-scale numerical simulation and Artificial intelligence model development, allowing researchers and industry users to combine the two approaches without moving between separate systems. The announcement frames Herder as a next-generation supercomputer that unites established simulation use cases with emerging data-science needs, built in partnership with HPE and AMD.
