AMD Helios packs 72 MI455X GPUs, 31TB of HBM4, and 2.9 exaflops of inference compute into a single rack. Engineering samples ship H2 2026. Mass production in Q2 2027.

MiTAC debuts a 52U liquid-cooled rack with 96 AMD Instinct MI355X GPUs at COMPUTEX 2026, claiming 50% higher GPU density than standard AI configurations.

AMD is taking aim at Nvidia with Helios, its first AI rack system, and has landed Microsoft as a new customer, joining Meta, OpenAI and Oracle.

AMD will ship its Helios rack-scale AI platform in H2 2026, delivering 1.4 exaFLOPS per rack with Microsoft Azure, Meta, and Oracle as early deployers.

AMD Helios packs 72 MI455X GPUs, 31TB of HBM4, and 2.9 exaflops of inference compute into a single rack. Engineering samples ship H2 2026. Mass production in Q2 2027.

Microsoft will use AMD's Helios AI system in Azure data centers, boosting AMD's challenge to Nvidia as competition in the AI chip market intensifies.

Microsoft will use AMD’s AI-optimized Helios racks in Azure - SiliconANGLE