Today, at the opening keynote of Computex 2024, AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) detailed new leading CPU, NPU, and GPU architectures driving end-to-end AI infrastructure, from the data center to PCs. AMD unveiled an expanded roadmap of the AMD Instinct™ accelerator, introducing a leading annual cadence of AI accelerators, including the new AMD Instinct MI325X accelerator with industry-leading memory capacity, set to be available in the fourth quarter of 2024. AMD also previewed the 5th generation AMD EPYC™ server processors, scheduled for release in the second half of 2024, boasting leading performance and efficiency. AMD announced the AMD Ryzen™ AI Series 300, the third generation of AMD mobile processors with AI, and the AMD Ryzen Serie 9000 processors for laptops and desktops, respectively.
“This is an incredibly exciting time for AMD as the rapid and accelerated adoption of AI is driving increased demand for our high-performance computing platforms,” stated Dr. Lisa Su, President and CEO. “At Computex, we are proud to be joined by Microsoft, HP, Lenovo, Asus, and other strategic partners to launch our next-generation Ryzen desktop and laptop processors, preview the leading performance of our next-generation EPYC processors, and announce a new annual cadence for AMD Instinct AI accelerators.”
“We are in the midst of a massive AI platform shift, with the promise to transform the way we live and work. That’s why our deep partnership with AMD, which has spanned multiple computing platforms, from PC to custom silicon for Xbox, and now to AI, is so important to us,” said Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft. “We are thrilled to partner with AMD to deliver these new AI Ryzen Copilot+ PCs. We are deeply committed to our collaboration with AMD and will continue to drive AI progress together through the cloud edge to bring new value to our joint customers.”
### Leadership in AI and Enterprise Computing for the Data Center
AMD detailed its expanded roadmap of multigenerational accelerators, demonstrating how it plans to deliver performance and memory leadership on an annual cadence for generative AI. The expanded roadmap includes the AMD Instinct MI325X accelerators, set to be available in the fourth quarter of 2024, offering industry-leading memory capacity with 288 GB of ultra-fast HBM3E memory that extends AMD’s leadership in generative AI performance. The next-generation AMD CDNA™ 4 architecture, expected in 2025, will power the AMD Instinct MI350 series and is projected to drive up to 35 times better AI inference performance compared to the AMD Instinct MI300 series with AMD CDNA 3. Continuing performance and feature improvements, the “Next” CDNA architecture will power the MI400 series accelerators expected in 2026.
Introduced today at Computex, the 5th generation AMD EPYC processors (codenamed “Turin”) will leverage the “Zen 5” core and maintain performance and efficiency leadership within the AMD EPYC processor family. The 5th generation AMD EPYC processors will be available in the second half of 2024.
During the keynote, Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, highlighted how the AMD Instinct MI300X accelerators deliver industry-leading price/performance ratio in GPT-4 inference for Microsoft Azure workloads.
### Reimagining the PC to Create Intelligent and Personal Experiences
Dr. Su was joined by executives from Microsoft, HP®, Lenovo®, and Asus to unveil new PC experiences with the 3rd generation AMD Ryzen AI Series 300 processors and AMD Ryzen Serie 9000 desktop processors.
AMD detailed its next-generation “Zen 5” CPU core, built from the ground up for leading performance and energy efficiency spanning from supercomputers and the cloud to PCs. AMD also introduced the AMD XDNA™ 2 NPU core architecture, offering 50 TOPs of AI processing performance and up to 2 times the projected energy efficiency for generative AI workloads compared to the previous generation. The NPU based on the AMD XDNA 2 architecture is the first and only industry NPU compatible with advanced Block FP16 data type, providing higher precision compared to the lower precision data types used by competitors’ NPUs without sacrificing performance. Together, “Zen 5,” AMD XDNA 2, and AMD RDNA™ 3.5 graphics enable next-generation AI experiences on laptops equipped with AMD Ryzen AI Series 300 processors.
On the Computex stage, ecosystem partners showcased how they are working with AMD to unlock new AI experiences for PCs. Microsoft highlighted their long-standing collaboration with AMD and announced that the AMD Ryzen AI Series 300 processors exceed the requirements for Microsoft’s Copilot+ PCs. HP unveiled new Copilot+ PCs featuring AMD technology, including the HP Pavilion Aero, and demonstrated the Stable Diffusion XL Turbo image generator running locally on an HP laptop with a Ryzen AI Series 300 processor. Lenovo revealed upcoming commercial and consumer laptops equipped with Ryzen AI Series 300 processors and highlighted how they are leveraging Ryzen AI to enable Lenovo’s new AI software. Asus introduced a wide range of AI-powered PCs for business users, consumers, content creators, and gamers equipped with Ryzen AI Series 300 processors.
AMD also introduced the AMD Ryzen Serie 9000 desktop processors based on the “Zen 5” architecture, delivering leading performance in gaming, productivity, and content creation. The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X processors are the world’s fastest consumer desktop processors.
Separately, AMD also announced the AMD Radeon™ PRO W7900 Dual Slot graphics card for workstations, optimized to deliver scalable AI performance for platforms supporting multiple GPUs. AMD also introduced AMD ROCm™ 6.1 for AMD Radeon desktop GPUs, designed to make AI development and deployment with AMD Radeon desktop GPUs more compatible, accessible, and scalable.
### Driving the Next Wave of Cutting-Edge Artificial Intelligence Innovation
AMD showcased how its adaptive AI and computing technology is driving the next wave of edge AI innovation. Only AMD combines all the necessary IP for edge AI application acceleration. The new AMD Versal™ AI Edge Series Gen 2 brings together FPGA programmable logic for real-time preprocessing, next-generation AI engines powered by XDNA technology for efficient AI inference, and integrated CPUs for post-processing to deliver the highest-performance adaptive single-chip solution for edge AI. AMD Versal AI Edge Gen 2 devices are already available for early access with over 30 key partners currently in development.
AMD demonstrated how it is enabling AI at the edges across all vertical sectors, including:
– Illumina using advanced AMD technology to unleash the power of genome sequencing.
– Subaru employing AMD Versal AI Edge Gen 2 devices to power its EyeSight ADAS platform and contribute to Subaru’s mission of “zero fatal accidents” by 2030.
– Canon utilizing the Versal AI Core series for its Free Viewpoint video system, revolutionizing the live sports broadcast viewing experience both online and in person.
– Hitachi Energy’s HVDC protection relays predict electric overvoltage using AMD’s adaptive computing technology for real-time processing.