Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) recently revealed its strategic plan for artificial intelligence (AI) data centers and AI-powered PCs at the Computex trade show in Taiwan. CEO Lisa Su outlined AMD’s roadmap for central processing units (CPUs), neural processing units (NPUs), and graphics processing units (GPUs) that will drive AI infrastructure from data centers to personal computers.
During the event, Su discussed the company’s expanded AMD Instinct accelerator roadmap, introducing a new AMD Instinct MI325X accelerator expected to launch in Q4 2024. AMD also provided a glimpse into the upcoming 5th Gen AMD Epyc server processors set to release in the second half of 2024. For laptop and desktop PCs, AMD announced the AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series and AMD Ryzen 9000 Series processors.
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Su highlighted how AMD’s training and inference compute engines are being utilized by partners to accelerate AI applications across PCs, data centers, and edge computing. At Computex 2024, AMD introduced an extended Instinct accelerator roadmap, promising an annual release of cutting-edge AI performance enhancements.
The roadmap includes the upcoming AMD Instinct MI325X accelerator, which will be followed by the AMD Instinct MI350 series powered by the new AMD CDNA 4 architecture in 2025. Subsequent releases like the AMD Instinct MI400 series based on the AMD CDNA Next architecture are expected to continue the innovation trend.
AMD’s AI accelerators, such as the AMD Instinct MI300X series, have seen strong adoption from leading partners like Microsoft Azure, Meta, Dell Technologies, HPE, and Lenovo. These accelerators are praised for their exceptional performance and value proposition, driving advancements in AI capabilities across various industries.
