AMD launches new AI chips to take on leader Nvidia 2024

 

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) unveiled its latest artificial intelligence processors on Monday, June 3, 2024, and detailed its plan to develop AI chips over the next two years in a bid to challenge industry leader Nvidia . Some key points include:

The race to develop generative artificial intelligence programs has led to a huge demand for the advanced chips used in AI data centers able to support these complex applications.

AMD CEO Lisa Su introduced the MI325X accelerator, which is set to be made available in the fourth quarter of 2024.

AMD has been vying to compete against Nvidia, which currently dominates the lucrative market for AI semiconductors and commands about 80% of its share.

AMD also introduced an upcoming series of chips titled MI350, which is expected to be available in 2025 and will be based on new chip architecture.

Compared to the currently available MI300 series of AI chips, AMD said it expects the MI350 to perform 35 times better in inference - the process of computing generative AI responses.

Additionally, AMD revealed the MI400 series, which will arrive in 2026 and will be based on an architecture called "Next".

Here are some key features of AMD's new AI chips :

MI325X accelerator: available in the fourth quarter of 2024

MI350: expected to be available in 2025, based on new chip architecture, and 35 times better than MI300 series in inference

MI400 series: based on an architecture called "Next" and will arrive in 2026

Neural processing units (NPUs): dedicated to handling on-device AI tasks in AI PCs

Processors exceed Microsoft's Copilot+ PC requirements

AMD expects AI chip sales of roughly $4 billion for 2024