New Delhi: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) CEO Lisa Su showed off the number of the company’s AI chips recently at the CES trade show in Las Vegas, including its advanced MI455 AI processors, which are components in the data centre server racks that the company is selling to firms like ChatGPT maker OpenAI. Lisa Su has also introduced the MI440X, a version of the MI400 series chip designed for on-premise use at businesses. The so-called enterprise version is designed to fit into an infrastructure that is not explicitly designed for AI clusters. The MI440X is a version of an earlier chip that the US plans to use in a supercomputer.
AMD is one of Nvidia’s strongest rivals, but has struggled to have as much success. AMD signed a deal with OpenAI, which was a significant vote of confidence in AMD’s AI chips and software. But it is unlikely to dent Nvidia’s dominance, as the market leader continues to sell every AI chip it can make. The MI500 stated that it offered 1000 times the performance of an older version of the processor. The company noted that the chips would launch in 2027. NVIDIA showed off its next-generation Vera Rubin platform, which is made up of six separate chips. CEO Jensen Huang stated that it was in full production and expected to debut later this year.
AMD signed the deal with ChatGPT maker OpenAI that will add billions of dollars to the company’s annual revenue. The first deployment of AI chips that incorporate AMD’s MI400 series will roll out this year. NVIDIA has generated tens of billions of dollars in quarterly revenue from its AI chip sales, a feat that AMD has struggled to achieve thus far.
