Ampere Computing Unveils 256-Core CPU, Leads AI Efficiency Revolution
May 16, 2024
Ampere Computing introduces a 256-core CPU in its AmpereOne chip family, promising 40% more performance than existing CPUs.
The company partners with Qualcomm to develop energy-efficient cloud AI accelerators.
CEO Renee James underscores the critical need for energy-efficient data center solutions, particularly due to AI's rising power demands.
Jeff Wittich, Ampere's chief product officer, speaks to the company's strategy for 'AI Compute' and collaboration with Qualcomm for efficient CPUs and AI accelerators.
Ampere forms a UCIe working group within the AI Platform Alliance to allow integration of customer IP into future CPUs.
AmpereOne expected to surpass AMD Genoa and Bergamo in performance per rack by up to 34%, indicating significant data center enhancements.
New OEM and ODM platforms are announced, along with a video processing solution in partnership with NETINT.
Collaboration with Oracle demonstrates cost and power consumption benefits for running large AI models in the cloud when using Ampere's solutions.
The company's overarching goal is to tackle the energy consumption issues of AI while ensuring high-performance computing for data centers.
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VentureBeat • May 16, 2024
Ampere scales CPU to 256 cores and partners with Qualcomm on cloud AI