- Acer Veriton GN100 uses NVIDIA’s GB10 chip for extreme AI acceleration
- Acer’s mini workstation offers one petaflop performance in a 1.2 kilogram chassis
- Two GN100 units can be connected to manage large models
Acer has introduced the Veriton GN100 AI mini workstation, a small desktop device that claims to deliver up to 1 petaflop of FP4 AI performance.
It uses the Nvidia GB10 Grace Blackwell superchip, bringing a level of processing power usually reserved for servers to laptop and business workstation users in compact office setups.
The company opened early access registration to UK organizations, pitching the system as a way to handle on-premises AI workloads without relying heavily on cloud computing.
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The Veriton GN100 appears to be aimed at professionals and researchers looking for powerful edge-based computing.
Measuring 150 by 150 by 50.5 mm and weighing approximately 1.2 kg, the device includes up to 128 GB of LPDDR5x unified memory for CPU-GPU shared access and 4 TB of self-encrypting NVMe storage.
Acer claims that two units can be connected using the NVIDIA ConnectX-7 network to manage large-scale models with up to 405 billion parameters.
The system runs NVIDIA DGX OS alongside the company’s AI software stack and supports development tools such as PyTorch, Jupyter and Ollama.
This setup provides users with an environment to prototype and fine-tune models directly on the desktop, eliminating the need for constant cloud access and helping to reduce operational latency.
The Veriton GN100 integrates four USB 3.2 type C ports, HDMI 2.1b output and an Ethernet interface for wired connectivity, as well as compatibility with Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.1.
Acer’s message emphasizes privacy, cost control and latency reduction, three areas where cloud-based AI services often fall short.
By enabling inference and data handling locally, Veriton GN100 aims to keep sensitive data under internal control, which is relevant for UK organizations subject to GDPR compliance.
The company also claims to have predictable expenses compared to the cloud’s fluctuating pay-as-you-go pricing, although long-term cost comparisons have yet to be tested.
This device is aimed at enterprise environments that require high-speed on-device AI processing in a desktop form factor and includes a Kensington lock for added security.
This mobile workstation is priced from €3,999 in EMEA, with pricing and availability varying by region.
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