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Lenovo has unveiled new servers and workstations as part of its collaboration with chip giant Nvidia. Photo: Reuters
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Chinese tech giant Lenovo boosts AI efforts with new servers, professional computers powered by Nvidia GPUs and software

  • The Chinese giant has added new Nvidia GPU systems to its ThinkSystem servers and announced new computer workstations pre-installed with Nvidia chips
  • The world’s largest PC maker has doubled down on AI, with plans to ‘dramatically expand’ its portfolio of AI devices through 2025
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Lenovo Group has unveiled a series of servers and computers powered by technology from US chip designer Nvidia, in the Chinese computer giant’s latest push to bring artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to businesses and cloud service providers.

Lenovo said it has added two new Nvidia graphics-processing-unit (GPU) systems to its AI server series, ThinkSystem. The servers are designed to support professional users in developing generative AI and large language models – the technology underpinning ChatGPT and similar AI tools.

Under the two companies’ collaboration, Lenovo’s server clients can use Nvidia’s enterprise-facing generative AI software, the Beijing-based company said on Monday. Customers can also access “microservices”, a set of new Nvidia tools that let developers create and deploy custom generative AI applications, Nvidia announced on the same day.

Silicon-Valley-based Nvidia is the world’s leading supplier of GPUs used for processing massive amounts of data used in AI models. Nvidia processors are in high demand, as companies around the world, including those in China, race to build and deploy generative AI models and related applications.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivered a keynote address during the company’s GTC Artificial Intelligence Conference on Monday in San Jose, California. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

On Monday, Lenovo also announced new computer workstations pre-installed with Nvidia GPUs and software that support industrial users, scientists and developers in generative AI tasks.

The products are part of a partnership struck between Nvidia and Lenovo in October.

Lenovo, the world’s largest personal computer (PC) maker, has doubled down on AI, with plans to roll out its first-generation AI PCs in the first half of this year and “dramatically expand” its portfolio of AI devices through 2025, the company said during its earnings announcement last month.

The Chinese company, which operates in more than 180 markets worldwide, has also vowed to put more financial and human resources into AI research and development (R&D).

Last August, Lenovo said it would invest US$1 billion over three years to accelerate AI deployment for businesses around the world. The firm’s R&D headcount increased by more than 25 per cent last year, with its full-year R&D expenses-to-revenue ratio projected to reach a record high, the company said last month.

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