AMD accelerates AI infrastructure with photonics and modularity

AMD is making significant investments in photonics and modular architectures. This strategic investment indicates an evolution in the development of infrastructure for artificial intelligence. The adoption of these technologies could lead to more efficient and scalable solutions for managing the growing workloads associated with AI.

Modular architecture, in particular, allows computing systems to be assembled more flexibly, better adapting to the specific needs of different applications. Photonics, on the other hand, promises to improve the speed and efficiency of data transmission within systems, a crucial aspect for AI performance.

These developments could have a significant impact on data centers and on-premise deployments, offering new options for optimizing the costs and performance of infrastructures dedicated to artificial intelligence. For those evaluating on-premise deployments, there are trade-offs that AI-RADAR analyzes in detail at /llm-onpremise.