Chinese supercomputer LineShine has been officially declared the world's most powerful supercomputer on the global TOP500 list, marking China's return to the global supercomputing crown in nearly a decade.
The rankings were announced Tuesday at the ongoing International Supercomputing Conference (ISC) High Performance 2026 held in Hamburg, Germany, a major European conference and exhibition for the high-performance computing community.
Located at the National Supercomputing Center in south China's tech hub Shenzhen, LineShine outranked the U.S. system El Capitan as the world's most powerful supercomputer as measured by the High Performance Linpack (HPL) benchmark.
LineShine achieved 2.198 Exaflop/s on HPL, making it the first system on the TOP500 to exceed two exaflops of sustained double-precision performance, while El Capitan dropped to the second place with its performance at 1.809 Exaflop/s.
LineShine's crowning as the world's fastest supercomputer comes after the previous landmark Chinese supercomputer Sunway TaihuLight gained the title in 2017.
Running from Monday to Friday, this year's conference has gathered more than 3,400 participants, including scientists, engineers, technology providers, infrastructure specialists, and policymakers to discuss the latest developments in artificial intelligence, quantum technologies and supercomputing, according to a press release of the organizers.
The ISC 2026 exhibition has brought together 188 exhibitors from around the world, including Chinese technology companies such as Sugon, Huawei and Lenovo, according to the press release.
China's 'LineShine' declared world's fastest supercomputer at Hamburg conference
