{"id":"f-86c21c4f86-cf52a677-6497-5b15-be51-4b5c9a1294ed","title":"Meta inks deal with AMD to deploy 6GW of AI data center gear","description":"Meta Platforms has signed a major deal with AMD to deploy 6 gigawatts of AI data center infrastructure, marking a significant expansion of Meta’s AI capabilities.","timestamp":1772353860,"category":"technology","headline":"Meta inks deal with AMD to deploy 6GW of AI data center gear","modifiedHeadline":"Meta, AMD Forge AI Data Centre Deal","subCategories":["scid_bfd77859"],"subcategoriesName":["Big Tech"],"region":"IN","bundleMetaData":{"bundleId":"c35cfc57-1bba-4539-a24c-695ea99ac023","bundleTitle":"Mastering AI","cardData":null},"iabCategoryId":"597","fcSummary":"meta platforms and amd have forged a significant partnership, with meta deploying 6 gigawatts of amd-based ai infrastructure over five years. the deal, valued in the double-digit billions, will utilize amd’s instinct gpus and epyc cpus, and includes a performance-based warrant and potential 10% stake in amd. this collaboration aims to diversify meta’s ai infrastructure and accelerate amd's presence in the ai market.","summary":"Meta & AMD partner: Meta deploys 6GW AI infrastructure using AMD chips, securing supply & boosting AI capabilities. Deal valued at billions.","ctaUrl":"https://trends.glance.com/newz/news/IN/en/firstpost/f-86c21c4f86-cf52a677-6497-5b15-be51-4b5c9a1294ed","sourceUrl":"https://www.firstpost.com/tech/meta-inks-deal-with-amd-to-deploy-6gw-of-ai-data-center-gear-13983327.html","bannerImage":"https://g-mob.glance-cdn.com/public/fc/image/di5kkPpKMzv0.webp","content":"Meta Platforms has announced a major deal to deploy 6 gigawatts of AMD-based AI data center infrastructure, marking a significant win for the chipmaker as it competes with Nvidia.\n\n
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\n The multi-year agreement will power Meta’s next-generation AI systems across multiple generations of AMD Instinct GPUs and 6th Gen AMD EPYC CPUs, codenamed “Venice” and “Verano,” running ROCm software on AMD Helios rack-scale architecture. The first gigawatt deployment is scheduled for the second half of 2026.\n
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\n AMD and Meta will collaborate across silicon, systems, and software to optimize AI platforms for Meta’s workloads. As part of the deal, AMD has issued Meta a performance-based warrant for up to 160 million shares of AMD stock, vesting as specific shipment milestones are met and tied to both technical and commercial achievements.\n\n
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\n “This partnership accelerates one of the industry’s largest AI deployments and places AMD at the center of the global AI buildout,” said AMD CEO Lisa Su. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg called it a “long-term partnership” to deploy efficient inference compute and diversify Meta’s AI infrastructure.\n
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\n The agreement allows Meta to take a financial stake of up to 10 percent in AMD, reflecting a growing trend in the AI industry where chipmakers and large AI users invest mutually to secure supply and scale operations. Meta will purchase AMD chips and AI-ready computing systems over five years, with each gigawatt deployment valued in the double-digit billions of dollars.\n\n
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\n This deal builds on an existing strategic partnership between the two companies and represents a major step in Meta’s expansion of AI infrastructure, ensuring efficient, scalable, and purpose-built compute for AI workloads globally.","readDurationInMinutes":"3","author":{"name":"Firstpost","logo":"https://glance-mob.glance-cdn.com/public/bubble/png/28d65284-7c7e-4e74-a1da-84b4daef1e4c.jpeg"},"ism":false,"analyticsResponses":[{"measurementId":"DUMMy","type":"GA"}],"pointerSummary":["Meta partners with AMD to deploy 6GW AI infrastructure, a major win for AMD.","The 5-year deal, valued at billions per gigawatt, includes a warrant for 160M AMD shares.","Meta gains a potential 10% stake in AMD, diversifying its AI compute infrastructure."],"tags":["MetaPlatforms","AMD","AIDataCenters","AIInfrastructure","GPU","CPU","ROCmSoftware","AMDInstinct","AMDEPYC","LisaSu","MarkZuckerberg","TechPartnership","Chipmakers","AIExpansion","StockWarrant"],"redirectionEnabled":false,"consent":true}

Meta inks deal with AMD to deploy 6GW of AI data center gear

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