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Oxide and Friends

AMD's MI300 and the Future of Accelerated Compute

Dec 12, 2023
01:14:01
Snipd AI
George Cozma and Jordan Ranous join Adam and Bryan to discuss AMD's MI300 announcement and its implications to accelerated compute. They highlight the MI300A, which features CPU and GPU chiplets in the same package. The guests also discuss AMD's approach to hardware and software challenges, adoption of liquid cooling, challenges of training large models, and predictions for the future.
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Quick takeaways

  • AMD's MI300A features 24 cores and 128GB of HBM memory, allowing for shared memory space and efficient computation.
  • The paradigm shift in accelerated compute with general-purpose CPUs alongside accelerators brings seamless integration and potential for unified systems.

Deep dives

The MI 300 launch: Impressive architecture and engineering

The MI 300A and X, launched by Oxide, feature impressive architecture and engineering. The MI 300A, which is an APU, has 24 cores and 128 gigabytes of HBM memory. The architecture allows for shared memory space and facilitates efficient computation. The thermal analysis and the micro tunneling inside the silicon are noteworthy engineering choices. The MI 300 series is expected to have a significant impact on enterprise computing, improving customer experiences and driving innovation.

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