AMD and HPE announced an expanded collaboration to accelerate the next generation of open, scalable AI infrastructure built on AMD leadership compute technologies. HPE will become one of the first system providers to adopt the AMD “Helios” rack-scale AI architecture, which will integrate a purpose-built HPE Juniper Networking scale-up switch – in collaboration with Broadcom – and software for seamless, high-bandwidth connectivity over Ethernet.
“Helios” combines AMD EPYC CPUs, AMD Instinct GPUs, AMD Pensando advanced networking and the AMD ROCm open software stack to deliver a cohesive platform optimized for performance, efficiency, and scalability. The system is engineered to simplify deployment of large-scale AI clusters, enabling faster time to solution and greater infrastructure flexibility across research, cloud, and enterprise environments.
HPE will offer the AMD “Helios” AI Rack-Scale Architecture worldwide in 2026. Built on the OCP Open Rack Wide design, “Helios” can help customers and partners streamline deployment timelines and deliver a scalable, flexible solution for demanding AI workloads.
Herder, a new supercomputer for the High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart in Germany, is powered by AMD Instinct MI430X GPUs and next-generation AMD EPYC “Venice” CPUs. Built on the HPE Cray Supercomputing GX5000 platform, Herder will offer world-class performance and efficiency for HPC and AI workloads at scale. The combination of the AMD leadership compute portfolio with HPE’s proven system design will create a powerful new tool for sovereign scientific discovery and industrial innovation for European researchers and enterprises.
Dr. Lisa Su, Chair and CEO, AMD
HPE has been an exceptional long-term partner to AMD, working with us to redefine what is possible in high-performance computing. With ‘Helios’, we’re taking that collaboration further, bringing together the full stack of AMD compute technologies and HPE’s system innovation to deliver an open, rack-scale AI platform that drives new levels of efficiency, scalability, and breakthrough performance for our customers in the AI era.
Antonio Neri, president and CEO at HPE
For more than a decade, HPE and AMD have pushed the boundaries of supercomputing, delivering multiple exascale-class systems and championing open standards that accelerate innovation. With the introduction of the new AMD ‘Helios’ and our purpose-built HPE scale-up networking solution, we are providing our cloud service provider customers with faster deployments, greater flexibility, and reduced risk in how they scale AI computing in their businesses.
Prof. Dr. Michael Resch, Director of HLRS
The pairing of AMD Instinct MI430X GPUs and EPYC processors within HPE's GX5000 platform is a perfect solution for us at HLRS. Herder's system architecture will enable us to support both traditional HPC applications and growing AI workloads, while also giving our users the ability to develop and benefit from new kinds of hybrid HPC/AI workflows.
