Azure Turns To AMD's Helios Racks For Its Next AI Inference Push
ND MI455X v7 runs on Helios for AI inference, while new EPYC lines HDv2 and HXv2 handle data prep and chip design.
- ND MI455X v7 VMs run on AMD's Helios rack-scale platform for AI inference and search.
- HDv2 VMs pack nearly 500 sixth-gen EPYC cores, 4TB RAM and 32TB of NVMe storage.
- HXv2 VMs offer 176 EPYC cores above 5GHz plus 50% more cache for chip design.
Why it matters: Buying compute from a second chipmaker is insurance against the first one's delays, not innovation.
Microsoft Official Blog (Azure/AMD announcement) ↗ · Jul 20, 20267/20/26 · ✓ Checked✓ Check