COMPETITIVE · USA
Meta buys AMD MI450 AI chips
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Meta Platforms agreed to buy AMD’s MI450 artificial-intelligence chips under a 6-gigawatt agreement that also gives Meta the opportunity to buy up to a 10% stake in AMD.
Why it matters
Meta will buy AMD’s latest MI450 chips to power its data centres. The agreement is described as a 6-gigawatt deal. Shipments supporting the first 1-gigawatt deployment are set to start during the second half of this year. The agreement is described as potentially worth more than $100 billion. The deal also gives Meta the opportunity to buy up to a 10% stake in AMD.
Implications
- • Chip deliveries are tied to a staged deployment, with the first 1-gigawatt rollout starting in the second half of this year.
- • The agreement links AMD chip supply to a 6-gigawatt data-center capacity buildout.
- • Meta has an established option to acquire up to a 10% stake in AMD.
Who is affected
- • Data-center infrastructure and procurement teams
- • AI chip manufacturing and sales teams
- • Corporate governance and investor-relations teams
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Technology & Innovation Artificial Intelligence Cloud & Data Big Tech Semiconductors