AMD Continues to Drive Industry Adoption of GPU Acceleration in Enterprise and HPC Environments

AMD FireStreamTM 9250 Compute Accelerator Validated for HP ProLiant Servers as
Part of HP Accelerator Program
HAMBURG, Germany--(Business Wire)--
Today at the International Supercomputing Conference (ISC), AMD (NYSE: AMD)
announced that AMD FireStreamTM
9250 compute accelerators are now qualified as part of the HP Accelerator
Program to deliver the significant performance benefits of GPU acceleration to a
wide array of enterprise and High Performance Computing (HPC) customers using HP
ProLiant DL385 G5p and DL160 G6 servers. The massive parallel processing power
and double-precision floating point support on the AMD FireStream 9250 compute
accelerator make it well suited for the most demanding compute applications.

* Designed to meet the unique needs of the enterprise, the AMD FireStream 9250
compute accelerator is a datacenter-class solution designed to deliver superior
performance and data handling. Increased competitive pressure is driving
companies to adopt high-bandwidth, compute-intensive solutions, and the
combination of AMD FireStream 9250 compute accelerators and HP ProLiant servers
can enable HP customers to accelerate application performance. The HP
Accelerator Program tests and benchmarks third-party accelerators in HP ProLiant
servers to help increase performance and lower energy consumption.
* As the first stream processor to ever break the 1 Teraflop barrier, the AMD
FireStream 9250 compute accelerator utilizes AMD`s advanced graphics
architecture to dramatically and efficiently accelerate critical algorithms in
scientific, financial and engineering workloads by up to 120X1 and at up to
eight gigaflops-per-watt.
* Originally launched in June 2008, the AMD FireStream 9250 compute accelerator
builds on the success of AMD FireStream 9170, the first GPU stream processor
with double-precision floating point, and offers second-generation
double-precision floating point hardware implementation that delivers more than
200 gigaflops.
* AMD FireStream 9250 compute accelerator consumes less than 120 watts, features
1GB of GDDR3 memory to handle the most complex computing applications, and fits
into single PCI slot for unmatched density. Its compact size makes it ideal for
small 1U servers as well as most desktop systems, workstations and larger
servers.

Supporting Quotes

"Customers in the financial services, security, as well as scientific research
industries leverage hardware accelerators to help maximize application
performance and lower total cost of ownership," said Jim Ganthier, vice
president of marketing, Industry Standard Servers, HP. "The AMD FireStream 9250
compute accelerator optimizes the performance of HP ProLiant servers to help
improve application efficiency and drive engineering advancements in these
compute-intensive environments."

"AMD is committed to driving widespread adoption of GPU technology for
accelerated computing to improve application speed and efficiency for end
users," said Patricia Harrell, director of Stream Computing, AMD. "By working
closely with our technology partners, we feel we are making large strides in
delivering solutions that take advantage of increasingly important GPU
technology for general purpose applications that help solve businesses` most
complex computing problems."

Supporting Resources

* Learn more about GPU technology for accelerated computing
* Download AMD FireStream 9250 brochure

About AMD

Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) is an innovative technology company dedicated
to collaborating with customers and technology partners to ignite the next
generation of computing and graphics solutions at work, home and play. For more
information, visit http://www.amd.com.

¹Claim based on Brown Deer Technology algorithm implementation on AMD FireStream
9250 compute accelerator. When run without the assistance of the AMD FireStream
9250, the calculation completed in 1626.91 seconds. With accelerated assistance
using the AMD FireStream 9250, the calculation completed in 13.08 seconds.
System specifications: AMD Phenom X4 9950 Black Edition quad-core processor
(2.6GHz), Windows XP 32-bit, ATI Stream SDK version 1.3 pre-release version, and
AMD FireStream 9250 stream processor. Individual performance may vary.

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AMD Public Relations
Gary Silcott, 512-602-1480
gary.silcott@amd.com

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