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ArctiCore™ Forge

Where compute gets serious.

Forge is ArctiCore’s accelerated platform — engineered around GPU workloads, sustained thermal load, and the throughput that serious compute demands.

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ArctiCore Forge 4U GPU-Accelerated Enterprise Server Chassis
PURPOSE & SCOPE

Accelerated workloads need infrastructure engineered around the accelerator.

GPU-heavy workloads don’t fail gracefully on general-purpose infrastructure — they bottleneck on power, thermals, and networking long before the compute itself runs out of headroom.

Forge exists because accelerated computing needs infrastructure designed around the accelerator from the start, not general-purpose infrastructure with a GPU added afterward.

TARGET WORKLOADS & ENVIRONMENTS

Where Forge tends to run.

These are common environments, not a fixed list of what Forge can do.

AI workloads

Training and inference pipelines that live and die by sustained throughput.

GPU computing

Workloads built around parallel processing rather than single-core performance.

Model development

Iterative work that needs consistent, predictable acceleration.

Accelerated analytics

Large-scale data processing where GPU acceleration changes what’s practical.

Rendering / simulation

Workloads with sustained, heavy GPU utilization over long job runs.

High-performance compute

Work that outgrows what standard infrastructure can sustain.

ARCHITECTURAL ATTRIBUTES

Dense. Accelerated. Parallel. Thermally aware.

Forge’s architecture starts from the accelerator outward — power delivery, cooling, and networking are engineered around sustained GPU load, not retrofitted around it.

  • Dense
  • Accelerated
  • Parallel
  • Thermally aware
Forge 4U GPU Accelerator Architecture
4U GPU Acceleration
Parallel Tensor/Vector Accelerators
900 GB/s NVLink Mesh
GPU 0
Direct RDMA
Sustained TDP
GPU 1
Direct RDMA
Sustained TDP
GPU 2
Direct RDMA
Sustained TDP
GPU 3
Direct RDMA
Sustained TDP
Host Core Subsystem

Dual Xeon/EPYC Host Sockets feeding direct PCIe Gen 5 root complexes

GPU Direct Fabric

4x 400GbE / InfiniBand NDR channels bypassing CPU memory bottlenecks

3+1 3200W Titanium PSUs
High-CFM Multi-Zone Fans
Thermal Delta: Zero Throttle under 100% LoadSustained AI/HPC Compute
SUBSYSTEM CAPABILITIES

Every component brings a capability.

These aren’t line items on a shopping list. They’re the building blocks the engineering team draws on to assemble the system your workload actually needs.

ArctiCore™ forge Subsystems
4U GPU Acceleration
ArctiCore Forge 4U GPU-Accelerated Enterprise Server Chassis
6 Subsystem Disciplines Sized for the SiteValidated Co-Design

Compute

Processing power engineered to keep pace with sustained acceleration.

GPU

Acceleration at the center of the platform, not an addition to it.

Memory

Bandwidth sized for the data volumes accelerated workloads move.

Storage

Throughput engineered to keep the accelerator fed, not waiting.

Networking

Connectivity engineered for the data movement accelerated pipelines demand.

Power

Delivery and redundancy sized for sustained, not peak, GPU load.

Cooling

Thermal design built around continuous high-density heat, not occasional spikes.

ENGINEERING LIFECYCLE

The same discipline, engineered for acceleration.

For Forge, engineering means designing power and cooling around sustained GPU load from the start — not adding capacity after the fact.

Understand

Understand the model, pipeline, or workload driving the acceleration need.

Architect

Determine the right GPU topology and system architecture.

Engineer

Build power, cooling, and networking around sustained load.

Validate

Check thermal behavior, throughput, and operational fit under real load.

Deploy

Bring the system into your environment, ready for sustained use.

Support

Stand behind infrastructure carrying continuous, demanding load.

Evolve

Adapt as models, pipelines, and acceleration needs change.

You envision. The components contribute. The Wolves engineer. ArctiCore brings it to life.

SUITABILITY

Who Forge tends to fit.

General patterns, not a customer list.

Teams training or fine-tuning models

Needing sustained, predictable acceleration rather than occasional GPU access.

Studios running rendering or simulation

With workloads that keep GPUs under heavy load for extended job runs.

Organizations scaling accelerated analytics

Where GPU throughput has become the constraint on what’s practical.

ECOSYSTEM INTEGRATION

Forge is part of the ArctiCore family.

Platforms are engineered independently, but they’re not engineered in isolation.

Nexus

Forge often pairs with Nexus when accelerated workloads need to integrate into a broader environment.

High-performance / accelerated environments generally

Forge is frequently one part of a larger accelerated-compute environment.

CONSULTATION & SIZING

Not sure if this is the right starting point?

Perfect. That’s what the Wolves are for.

TAILORED INFRASTRUCTURE

Tell us what you’re trying to accomplish.

Let’s figure it out together.