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# KAUST Shaheen-III

Facility record `fac-epoch-gc-kaust-shaheen-iii` — data source: epoch-gpu-clusters (https://web.archive.org/web/20240707221559/https://www.kaust.edu.sa/en/news/kaust-s-shaheen-iii-confirmed-as-the-middle-east-s-most-powerful-supercomputer); authority tier 2; contains estimated values (is_estimated: true)

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Type | ai training |
| Status | announced |
| Location | King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology 23955, SA |
| Power capacity | 5.3 MW |
| IT load | not published |
| GPU count | 2,816 |
| Peak PFLOPS (FP16) | 2,786.4 |
| Owner | King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology Kaust |
| Operator | not published |
| Announced | not published |
| Operational | not published |

## Cite

> Scrutica, "KAUST Shaheen-III" (facility record), https://scrutica.com/facilities/fac-epoch-gc-kaust-shaheen-iii; data source: epoch-gpu-clusters; accessed 2026-07-27.

Full interactive record: https://scrutica.com/facilities/fac-epoch-gc-kaust-shaheen-iii · Methodology for derived values: https://scrutica.com/methodology#flop-estimation · All programmatic surfaces: https://scrutica.com/agents