AMD is accelerating its open AI stack to strengthen America's AI leadership.

AMD announced on the 28th that it will provide its high-performance computing technology to the next-generation supercomputers 'Lux' and 'Discovery' in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).

These two systems are the first science-specific AI factories in the United States and are part of the US AI Action Plan. It is attracting attention as a key infrastructure for realizing the 'AI Action Plan'.

The Lux AI supercomputer is scheduled to be installed at ORNL in early 2026 and will feature AMD's Instinct™ MI355X GPUs, EPYC™ CPUs, and Pensando™ networking technology.

Developed in collaboration with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and HPE, Lux is a dedicated AI factory for training and deploying AI foundation models, and is expected to accelerate innovation in the fields of science, energy, medicine, and new materials.

Discovery is DOE's next-generation flagship supercomputer scheduled to be introduced to ORNL in 2028, and is equipped with AMD's next-generation EPYC CPU 'Venice' and MI430X GPU.

The system builds on the performance of existing Frontier supercomputers and provides a programming environment integrated with HPE's Cray GX5000 platform, enabling a seamless user transition.

Discovery maximizes the execution efficiency of AI and scientific applications through its "Bandwidth Everywhere" design, simultaneously improving energy efficiency and computing performance.

It is also expected to serve as a foundation for strengthening America's AI sovereignty by being built on open source and open standards.

“Public-private partnerships are essential to winning the AI race,” said U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, adding that “Lux and Discovery are examples of America’s technological leadership.”

“Discovery will expand the pace and scope of scientific innovation,” said ORNL Director Stephen Stryper.“The integration of AI and HPC is key to sustaining America’s global leadership,” he said.

“We are proud to contribute to accelerating America’s science and innovation infrastructure,” said AMD CEO Lisa Su. “Lux and Discovery will serve as excellent examples of public-private collaboration that leverage AMD’s high-performance computing technologies.”