Scientists from graphics processing giant Nvidia have launched the world's first personal supercomputer, Tesla, which is claimed to be 250 times faster than the average PC. It will also help bring lightning fast speeds to the next generation of home computers.
The Tesla supercomputer, is priced between £4,000 and £8,000 and looks very much like an ordinary PC, but will be out of reach of the common man. Normally supercomputers are made up of thousands of computing machines which occupy entire rooms and cost millions of dollars to build and run.
It is considered to be a technological breakthrough as it will help medical professionals and doctors to process brain and body scans much faster and inform patients if they have a tumour. Scientists said that these supercomputers can improve the time taken for processing information by 1000 times.
It is also expected that this personal supercomputer will help researchers to discover cure for diseases like cancer and malaria, since this computer can perform millions of simulations to create a list of drugs which could offer a potential cure.
Leading computer manufacturer Dell is also expected to start mass production of personal supercomputers for the general consumer market.
The Tesla supercomputer, is priced between £4,000 and £8,000 and looks very much like an ordinary PC, but will be out of reach of the common man. Normally supercomputers are made up of thousands of computing machines which occupy entire rooms and cost millions of dollars to build and run.
It is considered to be a technological breakthrough as it will help medical professionals and doctors to process brain and body scans much faster and inform patients if they have a tumour. Scientists said that these supercomputers can improve the time taken for processing information by 1000 times.
It is also expected that this personal supercomputer will help researchers to discover cure for diseases like cancer and malaria, since this computer can perform millions of simulations to create a list of drugs which could offer a potential cure.
Leading computer manufacturer Dell is also expected to start mass production of personal supercomputers for the general consumer market.
