Schneider Electric and AMD launch Helios platform reference design for AI

Schneider Electric and AMD have announced a jointly developed and validated reference design for the AMD Helios rackscale solution. This design serves as a scalable blueprint intended to accelerate the deployment of high-density AI environments while reducing complexity and risk.

The Helios platform is powered by AMD Instinct MI455X GPUs, 6th Gen AMD EPYC CPUs, AMD Pensando Vulcano NICs, and the open ROCm software ecosystem. It is engineered to handle large, complex AI workloads by optimizing compute, interconnect bandwidth, memory capacity, and system-level integration.

To assist data center architects and operators, the reference design provides technical guidance across four key areas: facility power, facility cooling, IT space, and lifecycle software. The collaboration aims to help organizations transition from the planning phase to full deployment more efficiently by addressing the unique power densities and thermal requirements of AI-ready data centers.