AMD has released version 0.8 of the Ryzen AI software platform to provide users with better AI development tools and resources. This news is a good thing for the majority of AI developers. Based on Windows 11 computers equipped with AMD Ryzen 7040U and 7040HS series mobile processors, Ryzen AI for Windows provides powerful AI inference tools for Zen 4 Ryzen 7040 series APUs. A comprehensive hardware platform that perfectly integrates a variety of popular frameworks, such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, and ONNX. In addition, in order to optimize the hardware deployment model, AMD also provides specialized quantitative tools. At the same time, in order to simplify the development experience, AMD also pre-configured Docker containers for specific frameworks.
In addition, the AMD Ryzen AI software platform can also achieve seamless integration with popular development environments, making AI development easier. In addition, the platform can also provide users with other AI technical support and tools, allowing users to fully utilize the powerful functions of Ryzen AI and create a better AI industry ecosystem, which greatly promotes the development of AI.
In addition to the software platform, AMD also released the Ryzen XDNA AI engine, an on-chip "accelerator" designed for low-intensity AI inference workloads. This engine supports audio, photo and video processing, provides faster response times, and is more energy efficient than CPU or GPU-based solutions. Additionally, the engine can handle up to 4 concurrent AI streams simultaneously and handles INT8 and bfloat16 instructions. AMD claims the engine is faster than the Neural Engine in Apple's M2 processor, which is good news for users who need to do low-intensity AI inference.
Currently, Intel has also added AI acceleration modules to Meteor Lake's Core Ultra processors. Although it is unclear whether its AI engine can bring any benefits, it is at least comparable to the AMD Ryzen AI engine.
In short, the release of AMD Ryzen AI software platform version 0.8 and the advent of the Ryzen XDNA AI engine have promoted the technological development of artificial intelligence and brought a better AI application experience to the majority of users. With the continuous innovation of technology, AMD will continue to delve into the field of artificial intelligence and work with partners to create a better AI ecosystem.