The author reflects on the progress AMD has made in open-source software support, comparing it to the competition from Intel and NVIDIA. He praises the speed and software support of the AMD Accelerator Cloud, and notes that the MI300X series can reach their rated 750 Watt power capacity. However, he also mentions that there is still some catching up to do with NVIDIA on the software side. The author concludes by expressing his anticipation for more extensive testing of the AMD Instinct MI300 series in the future.
Key takeaways:
- The author had the opportunity to test eight AMD Instinct MI300X accelerators, praising their performance and the open-source software stack they run on.
- AMD allowed the author access to the AMD Accelerator Cloud, where they could experiment with the MI300X hardware and the latest open-source Linux software stack.
- The author reflects on the progress AMD has made in open-source software support, comparing it to the early days of the AMD Linux graphics driver scene.
- Despite the brief testing period, the author's initial experience with the AMD Instinct MI300 series was very positive, exceeding their expectations and highlighting the progress AMD has made in open-source compute support.