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SiFive BigSky RISC-V server development

Overview

SiFive has introduced the BigSky SF, a RISC-V based 2U enterprise server development platform. Designed for hyperscalers, chipmakers, and software vendors, the hardware features 32 SiFive P870-D cores, 256GB of DDR5-5600 memory, and PCIe Gen 5 expansion to support GPUs and hardware accelerators. The system is compliant with the RVA23 standard and supports enterprise operating systems like Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.

Following the initial launch, SiFive unveiled the BigSky SF-2U870, highlighting a technical milestone involving collaboration with NVIDIA. In this configuration, the RISC-V processors manage the operating system and control functions while acting as a host system to run CUDA software via an attached NVIDIA GPU. This development demonstrates the capacity for RISC-V hosts to manage modern AI workloads, a role traditionally held by x86 and Arm architectures.

Entities

SiFive · RISC-V · Red Hat · Canonical · Nvidia

Timeline

  1. 9 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    SiFive unveils BigSky RISC-V server capable of running NVIDIA CUDA

    SiFive has unveiled the BigSky SF-2U870, a RISC-V development server capable of hosting NVIDIA GPUs to run CUDA software for AI workloads.

  2. 18 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    SiFive launches BigSky RISC-V server development platform

    SiFive introduced BigSky SF, a RISC-V based 2U enterprise server platform designed for datacenter workload validation and custom SoC development.

Sources

electronicsweekly.com · hothardware.com · igorslab.de · servethehome.com