AMD EPYC processors, Instinct MI100 accelerator, redefine HPC and scientific research performance
- AMD EPYC processors and new AMD Instinct MI100 accelerator redefine performance for high-performance computing (HPC) and scientific research - Support for next-generation AMD EPYC processors, codenamed Milan , in new HBv3 virtual machines announced by Microsoft - AMD Instinct MI100 accelerator is first accelerator to use new AMD CDNA architecture At this year’s SC20 virtual tradeshow, AMD is raising the bar on HPC. The company has launched the new AMD Instinct MI100 accelerator with ROCm 4.0 open ecosystem support and showcased a growing list of AMD EPYC CPU and AMD Instinct accelerator-based deployments, and also highlighted its collaboration with Microsoft Azure for HPC in the cloud. AMD also said it is on track to begin volume shipments of the 3rd Gen EPYC processors with the Zen 3 core to selected HPC and cloud customers this quarter, in advance of the expected public launch in Q121, aligned with OEM availability. The Instinct MI100 accelerator enables a new class of ...