Introducing the GPU 'Zeus,' which is 10 times more powerful than the GeForce RTX 5090, with VRAM expandable up to 384GB per card and specialized for path tracing and HPC



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Bolt Graphics announced the GPU ' Zeus ' on March 6, 2025. Zeus has 10 times the path tracing performance compared to the GeForce RTX 5090, and VRAM can be expanded up to 384GB per card and 180TB per 2U rack.

Bolt Graphics Announces Zeus: Groundbreaking GPU for High Performance Workloads
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Bolt Graphics calls currently available GPUs 'legacy GPUs,' and points out that legacy GPUs have problems such as 'long rendering and simulation times,' 'low VRAM capacity,' and 'high power consumption. Zeus is a GPU developed to solve these problems.



This is what Zeus looks like.



Zeus has been developed specifically for path tracing and HPC, with path tracing performance 10 times that of the GeForce RTX 5090. The rasterization performance is equivalent to that of the GeForce RTX 5090 and is currently being optimized. We have already established a cooperative relationship with several game development companies, and benchmark results and demos are scheduled to be released in the second half of 2025.



Legacy GPUs also have path tracing capabilities, but because of their slow processing speed, the video production industry has adopted a workflow of 'using a simplified model with a low load while working.' By using Zeus, it seems that you can work while checking images that are close to the final rendering result. As an example, Bolt Graphics appeals, 'To achieve real-time path tracing, 280 of the highest performance legacy GPUs are required, but with Zeus, it can be achieved with 28.'



Bolt Graphics is also developing a path tracing renderer for Zeus called 'Glowstick,' which will be compatible with Maya, 3ds Max, Blender, and more.



Additionally, Zeus has 12x the HPC performance compared to the GeForce RTX 5090.



In electromagnetic field simulation, it delivers 300 times the performance of NVIDIA's B200.



Zeus is the first GPU that supports 'expandable VRAM,' allowing for up to 384GB of VRAM per card. In a 2U server configuration, the memory capacity is up to 180TB.



In addition, configuring a server using a large number of legacy GPUs requires a network interface card that consumes a lot of power, but Zeus has a native integrated 800GbE Ethernet interface, which allows interconnection without the need for a network interface card, thereby successfully reducing power consumption.

Mass production of Zeus is scheduled to begin in the second half of 2026, with developer kits expected to ship in the second half of 2025. There are also plans to expand Zeus to smartphones, tablets, laptops, consoles, cars and more over the next few years.

Bolt Graphics' contact information is listed on their official website.

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https://bolt.graphics/



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