New Delhi, Mar 30: US-based chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) plans to begin global deployment of its latest GPU-based high-performance computing platform “Helios” in the second half of 2026, with India identified as a key market, a senior company official said.
The move comes as AMD seeks to tap into surging global demand for artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and expanding data centre capacity being driven by major technology firms.
Mahesh Balasubramanian, senior director for data centre GPU product marketing at AMD, said the Helios platform is designed to deliver high computing power for AI workloads.
Each Helios rack integrates 72 interconnected MI455X accelerators, offering up to 2.9 exaflops of FP4 compute performance.
Initial deployments of the Helios system are expected to roll out globally, including in India, during the latter half of 2026, he added.
The growing demand for graphics processing units (GPUs), driven by rapid AI adoption worldwide, has intensified competition in the semiconductor space.
Currently, Nvidia dominates the GPU market with a significant share.
AMD’s Helios platform is expected to compete with Nvidia’s high-performance AI systems, including its rack-scale offerings that deliver higher compute speeds but are positioned at a comparatively higher cost.
In a bid to strengthen its presence in India, AMD has partnered with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to co-develop a rack-scale AI infrastructure based on the Helios platform.
The collaboration aims to support India’s national AI initiatives by creating data centre blueprints capable of handling up to 200 MW capacity.
The partnership will also focus on working with hyperscalers and AI-driven enterprises to accelerate the development of next-generation data centres in the country.
Industry experts note that such collaborations could play a crucial role in enhancing India’s position as a global hub for AI infrastructure and innovation.
