AMD and Department of Energy Partner on $1 Billion AI Supercomputer Project
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Summary
AMD has secured a $1 billion partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy to develop two new supercomputers, Lux and Discovery, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The systems will be built in collaboration with Oracle and Hewlett Packard Enterprise, with Lux scheduled to launch in early 2026 and Discovery in 2029. These supercomputers build upon the technology developed for the Frontier system and will be used for AI development and scientific research.
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Both supercomputers will live at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Lux is slated to come online fairly soon in early 2026, with Discovery following in 2029
Both build on the work that went into the Frontier supercomputer, which is also housed at ORNL and was the fastest in the world until El Capitan came online last year
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