Ampere Computing Unveils 256-Core CPU, Leads AI Efficiency Revolution

May 16, 2024
Ampere Computing Unveils 256-Core CPU, Leads AI Efficiency Revolution
  • 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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