Archive · 20 Jul 2026
AMD Launches Helios AI System
AMD is introducing a new AI system called Helios to compete with Nvidia.
Microsoft will use Helios in its data centers to support advanced AI models and services.
Helios is larger and more expensive than Nvidia's similar system.
Other big companies like Meta, OpenAI, and Oracle are also planning to use Helios.
AMD is trying to capture a bigger share of the AI market, and Microsoft is expanding its AI capabilities to support new technologies and research.
AMD is launching Helios, its first rack-scale AI system, to compete with Nvidia's Grace Blackwell and Vera Rubin systems.
Microsoft will deploy Helios in its data centers to support advanced AI models and Azure AI services.
Helios is estimated to cost between $5 million and $5.5 million per system, making it more expensive than Nvidia's Vera Rubin system.
Helios weighs up to 7,000 pounds, larger and heavier than Nvidia's competing platform.
Other customers planning to use Helios include Meta, OpenAI, Oracle, and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).
- Who
- AMD and Microsoft
- What
- Launch of AMD's Helios AI system
- When
- Later this year
- Where
- Global data centers, including Microsoft's Azure infrastructure
- Why
- To challenge Nvidia's dominance in AI hardware and expand AI computing capabilities
AMD
Nvidia
System Size
AMD
Helios is physically larger, weighing up to 7,000 pounds, and is both wider and heavier than Nvidia's Vera Rubin system.
Nvidia
Nvidia's Vera Rubin system is smaller and lighter in comparison.
Pricing
AMD
Helios is estimated to cost between $5 million and $5.5 million per system.
Nvidia
Nvidia's Vera Rubin system is estimated to cost between $3.5 million and $4 million per system.
- Helios
- AMD's first rack-scale AI system
- Microsoft
- Will deploy Helios systems in its data centers
- Customers
- Meta, OpenAI, Oracle, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
- Delivery
- Later this year
- Azure Instances
- Two new instances powered by AMD's Venice CPUs
- Estimated Cost
- $5 million to $5.5 million per Helios system
- Weight
- Up to 7,000 pounds