AMD abandons HBM for inferior LPDDR5x as AI monster devours precious high-bandwidth memory

AMD abandons HBM for inferior LPDDR5x as AI monster devours precious high-bandwidth memory

AMD's Versal Premium Gen 2 Memory on Package launch formally ends HBM in its adaptive SoC lineupThe move represents a ~65% bandwidth cut from the discontinued Versal HBM's 840 GB/s, clocking in at just 288 GB/sAMD is painting this as a win, citing better availability, a smaller form factor, efficiency wins, and guaranteed memory supply for the next 15 yearsThe AI boom may have just eaten AMD's own lunch, thanks to an HBM shortage that forced it …

SCIENCE & TECH: AMD abandons HBM for inferior LPDDR5x as AI monster devours precious high-bandwidth memory

AMD’s Versal Premium Gen 2 Memory on Package launch formally ends HBM in its adaptive SoC lineup The move represents a ~65% bandwidth cut from the discontinued Versal HBM’s 840 GB/s, clocking in at just 288 GB/s AMD is painting this as a win, citing better availability, a smaller form factor, efficiency wins, and guaranteed memory supply for the next 15 years The AI boom may have just eaten AMD’s own lunch, thanks to an HBM shortage that forced …