The Texas A&M System's shared AI supercomputer enters the world list at number 66
VISION is the Texas A&M University System's shared AI computing platform. The June 2026 TOP500 list credits it to the System rather than to one campus and records a measured Linpack result of 34.82 petaflops against a theoretical peak of 51.16. The System says the machine entered the list at number 66 in the world. It is 95 nodes carrying 760 graphics processors over 110,960 cores, housed at the West Campus Data Center at Texas A&M University. The System attributes 45 million dollars for advanced computing infrastructure to its Board of Regents and names no meeting date for that approval. The chancellor says the machine gives the System's 12 universities and eight state agencies computing power most institutions could never build alone. The machine's own documentation says something narrower. It read as a controlled beta with invitation-only access in September. It now gives the current status as general availability, and access requires an application approved through System governance.
How to take part
The project publishes its own documentation and its own status. A researcher at a System institution can read the access rule rather than infer it. Access now requires completing an application approved through System governance, and the support address is published on the documentation site.
Where
Statewide. This decision applies across Texas rather than to a named county.
Timeline
- effective
Installation year recorded on the TOP500 entry
- ordered
June 2026 TOP500 list the machine entered
- Today
How this decision moved
One dated line per check, oldest first. A line that says nothing changed means somebody looked and it had not.
- 2026-09-03
Admitted. The System's shared AI machine is on the June 2026 TOP500 at number 66 with a measured 34.82 petaflops against a 51.16 peak. Its own documentation gives the current status as a controlled beta and says access is invitation-only and approved through System governance. General availability onboarding is expected in the coming weeks and starts with institutions that have finished technical integration.
- 2026-09-07
The machine's own documentation still gives its status as a controlled beta and still says access is invitation-only and approved through System governance. General availability onboarding is still written in the future tense.
- 2026-09-10
The shared supercomputer still holds its place on the world list at the same rank, and the system's description is unchanged. Nothing has been published that revises either.
- 2026-09-13
Checked and unchanged. The decision still stands as decided.
- 2026-09-16
The A&M System machine still holds its place on the world list as entered. Nothing has been published to revise the ranking or the entry.
- 2026-09-19
The shared machine still holds its place on the world list, and the system has announced no change to it.
- 2026-09-23
The shared system still holds its place on the world list.
- 2026-09-26
The A&M System's shared supercomputer still holds its place on the world list.
- 2026-09-29
The A&M System's shared AI supercomputer keeps the place on the world list the record reports.
- 2026-10-02
The A&M System's shared AI supercomputer holds the world list ranking the record reports.
- 2026-10-05
The Texas A&M System's shared AI supercomputer still holds its place on the world list.
- 2026-10-08
The Texas A&M System's shared AI supercomputer is still on the world list.
- 2026-10-11
The Texas A&M System's shared AI supercomputer still holds its place on the world list.
- 2026-10-15
The system's documentation now gives VISION's status as general availability, where it read controlled beta. Access now runs through an application approved by system governance rather than invitation.
- 2026-10-18
The A&M System's AI supercomputer still holds its place on the world list, open to users through system governance.
- 2026-10-21
Checked and unchanged. The decision still stands as decided.
The evidence
Every fact above rests on one of these. The words are the source's own.
Linpack Performance (Rmax) 34.82 PFlop/s Theoretical Peak (Rpeak) 51.16 PFlop/sVISION, TOP500 system detail Primary source, official · top500.org
Cores: 110,960 Processor: Xeon Platinum 8480C 56C 3.8GHzVISION, TOP500 system detail Primary source, official · top500.org
Ranked No. 66 in the world, VISION now stands in elite company among national laboratories, major research institutions and global technology leaders.Texas A&M System Home to Nation's Fastest University Supercomputer Primary source, official · news.tamus.edu
The system is housed at the West Campus Data Center at Texas A&M University and will support researchers across the A&M System.Texas A&M System Home to Nation's Fastest University Supercomputer Primary source, official · news.tamus.edu
The ranking validates the A&M System's $45 million investment in advanced computing infrastructure, approved by the Board of Regents.Texas A&M System Home to Nation's Fastest University Supercomputer Primary source, official · news.tamus.edu
VISION gives our 12 universities and eight state agencies access to computing power that most institutions could never build alone.Texas A&M System Home to Nation's Fastest University Supercomputer Primary source, official · news.tamus.edu
The supercomputer features 95 NVIDIA DGX nodes, 760 NVIDIA H200 graphics processing units and high-speed storage designed for data-intensive work.Nation's Fastest University Supercomputer Opens New Doors for Tarleton State Research Primary source, official · tarleton.edu
Current Status: General AvailabilityVISION Documentation Primary source, official · docs.vision.tamus.edu
Access requires completing an application and approval by TAMUS governanceVISION Documentation Primary source, official · docs.vision.tamus.edu
VISION will be available to researchers of all disciplines across the entire Texas A&M System.VISION Supercomputer Primary source, official · vision.tamus.edu
General Availability onboarding is expected to begin in the coming weeks, beginning with institutions that have completed the technical integration requirements necessary to access VISION services.VISION Beta Test Phase Primary source, official · vision.tamus.edu
large-scale virtual screening of approximately 10.4 million compoundsVISION Use Cases Primary source, official · vision.tamus.edu
Questions about this decision
Answered from the record itself. Every answer is assembled from stored fields, so an answer the record has no basis for is left out rather than guessed.
What is this decision?
VISION is the Texas A&M University System's shared AI computing platform. The June 2026 TOP500 list credits it to the System rather than to one campus and records a measured Linpack result of 34.82 petaflops against a theoretical peak of 51.16. The System says the machine entered the list at number 66 in the world. It is 95 nodes carrying 760 graphics processors over 110,960 cores, housed at the West Campus Data Center at Texas A&M University. The System attributes 45 million dollars for advanced computing infrastructure to its Board of Regents and names no meeting date for that approval. The chancellor says the machine gives the System's 12 universities and eight state agencies computing power most institutions could never build alone. The machine's own documentation says something narrower. It read as a controlled beta with invitation-only access in September. It now gives the current status as general availability, and access requires an application approved through System governance.
Who decides it?
The Texas A&M University System decides. The record names the deciding body for every entry it carries.
Can the public take part?
The project publishes its own documentation and its own status. A researcher at a System institution can read the access rule rather than infer it. Access now requires completing an application approved through System governance, and the support address is published on the documentation site. No dated public window is on the record. The deciding body is named and reachable.
Where in Texas does it apply?
It is a statewide body's action and it governs the ERCOT region rather than every county.
Has it been decided?
It has been decided. The dates on the item page carry when.
What happens next?
No future date is on the record. The last dated step on it was ordered on June 1st.
When did it start?
The earliest date on its record is January 1st, 2025.
What kind of decision is it?
It is filed under research and science.
What sources back it?
Seven sources back it. Seven of them are primary.
Is it on the ERCOT grid?
Yes. It sits inside the ERCOT interconnection.
When was it last checked?
Every fact on it was last verified against its source on October 21st, 2026.
Cite this
Texas AI Docket, The Texas A&M System's shared AI supercomputer enters the world list at number 66. Tracked since January 1st, 2025. Last verified October 21st, 2026. https://texasaidocket.com/item/tx-2026-0119/. Reuse permitted under CC BY 4.0 with attribution. The same entry is in the docket JSON as item tx-2026-0119.
Beat
Filed under Research and science, with every other decision on that beat.