SoftBank to test AMD GPUs for AI infrastructure
Synopsis
SoftBank will test graphics processing units from AMD for use in its artificial intelligence infrastructure as it expands computing capacity through its Infrinia AI cloud service. GPUs are specialised chips used to train and run AI systems. The companies did not disclose financial terms, potential order volumes, or timelines for deployment or future infrastructure integration plans and evaluation process details publicly yet at this time currently from either company side.
SoftBank will test AMD graphics processing units for use in artificial intelligence infrastructure projects. The evaluation supports SoftBank’s new Infrinia AI cloud service, which provides computing power for AI development. The companies did not disclose financial terms or timelines related to potential deployment of the chips.
Key Highlights
- SoftBank to test AMD GPUs for artificial intelligence infrastructure projects.
- GPUs are specialised chips used to train and run AI systems.
- SoftBank launched Infrinia AI cloud service for AI computing capacity.
- No financial details or deployment timelines were disclosed.
SoftBank announced it would be experimenting with graphics processing units (GPUs) produced by Advanced Micro Devices as it widens its artificial intelligence system.
The firm intends to evaluate the capability of AMD GPUs to handle massive workloads of AI in its data centre services. GPUs are processors that are useful in supporting the intensive computing activities needed to train AI models and execute them upon deployment.
This testing is associated with the release of the cloud-based service by SoftBank named Infrinia AI, which offers computing resources to companies developing and maintaining AI systems. The customers are able to enjoy high-performance computing resources through the platform without installing their own physical infrastructure.
SoftBank reported that the new service would be designed to satisfy increased AI processing capacity demand. Companies building AI platforms will need a tremendous amount of computing power to handle large amounts of data in the training process and to operate on an ongoing basis.
With the growing demand for processors applied in the data centres, AMD has been laying more emphasis on AI chips. Through testing the hardware of AMD, SoftBank will be evaluating its possible suppliers of the computing machinery to facilitate its projects that involve AI.
Neither company showed the financial terms of the testing arrangement. They also failed to supply data on the potential levels of purchases or schedules of implementation.
SoftBank indicated that the assessment will contribute to the establishment of the level of performance of AMD technology in its AI infrastructure strategies.
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