Presumably, this is the model AMD is aiming at with Helion as hyperscalers build out CPU capacity on the back of agentic AI. However, the design is flexible, supporting up to 16 MI350P GPUs and 102 Tbps of networking, though at the cost of CPU capacity. This hybrid configuration is targeted at enterprises, says AMD, giving them an all-in-one rack for data management, networking, and AI usage.
AMD says the Helion rack will be available starting in the first half of 2027, likely riding the wave of Zen 6 deployments that are expected to start ramping up later this year.
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jp7189 "OpenU trays, which are 21mm wide and 48mm tall" 21mm ? Now that's dense! In reality, those trays are actually 537mm Reply
JakeRoach jp7189 said: "OpenU trays, which are 21mm wide and 48mm tall" 21mm ? Now that's dense! In reality, those trays are actually 537mm Thanks for catching that! Inches, not mm. I've corrected the article. Reply
DS426 Ouch, AMD put that OpenAI card in their presentation talking about 10,000 agents being used to solve Navier-Stokes? That one is kind of… controversial to say the least, lol. Reply
alan.campbell99 DS426 said: Ouch, AMD put that OpenAI card in their presentation talking about 10,000 agents being used to solve Navier-Stokes? That one is kind of… controversial to say the least, lol. Aye, something about them burning that much resources to do this as well as effectively stealing the researcher's work. That they would surrender credit to one of the researchers if he cut loose the other guy because he happened to be an Anthropic employee . Reply
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