AMD delves deeply into the architecture for AI PC CPUs

Advanced Micro Devices executives have revealed details of the chipmaker's latest AI-PC architecture, including a new neural processing unit (NPU) in the company's latest AMD Ryzen AI chips.

The company unveiled AMD's latest Ryzen AI processors (code-named Strix Point) and other next-generation technologies at Computex in Taiwan last month, then revealed design details at a recent press event in Los Angeles. AMD said the NPU is an essential component for AI-enabled PCs, and that the exponential growth and specialization of AI workloads requires new computing architectures. Models are growing in size and variety and are becoming increasingly integrated into operating systems. VAMSI Boppana, an AMD SVP AI, has a neural programming (NPU) unit (NPU) that accelerates the calculation of neural networks used to use AI, 35 times higher than the productivity of 35 times higher in the AI ​​model.

A standard central center in the idea. Block processing (processor). NPUs can also reach the productivity of integrated graphic processing (IGPU), which combines processors on the same chip and graphic processor. Huynh, the SVP calculation of the AMD schedule stated that it is a magnificent trip to AMD, from the 2017 ZEN AMD architecture, the 2019 7 -NM processor, and the AI ​​era to the AI ​​era starting from the 3D SOCS. 。 In 2020, the first NPU of the PC in 2023. Huynh said the company is now introducing NPUs with improved overall performance for AI-enabled PCs.

"AMD has a long and extensive history of innovation," Huynh said. He said that's important because AI computers can store data on local networks, keeping AI work and play private. AMD has more than 300 wins across three generations of AI processors. AMD said its Ryzen AI series introduced the world's first x86 processor with an integrated NPU, and the company said it has more than 100 AI-powered experiences available across a wide range of computer manufacturers, including Acer, Asus, Dell, HP and Lenovo. Asus said its AMD-powered AI laptops will debut at Best Buy later this month.

The company is now working on the third generation of AMD Ryzen AI chips, and this one will have 16 RDNA 3.5 GPU compute units, 12 Zen CPU cores that can compute 24 threads simultaneously, and an NPU that can perform 50 TOPS thanks to the AMD XDNA 2 architecture. According to AMD, in 2024, there are more than 150 software providers for fuel supply software developers, such as immersive cooperation, innovative creation and publishing, games and entertainment, personal support, and business performance.