AMD Intuition MI500 UAL256 Mega Pod to Scale as much as 256 GPUs, 64 “Verano” CPUs

Whereas AMD hasn’t launched its upcoming Intuition MI400 collection of accelerators but, the corporate has began making ready its provide chain for what comes after. Due to SemiAnalysis, we have now a clearer image of what AMD’s Intuition MI500 UAL256 rack will appear to be. On the base of every compute node, there shall be a single “Verano” CPU paired with 4 Intuition MI500 accelerators. With as much as 64 nodes, cut up throughout two 32-node racks, AMD plans to allow 256 logical GPUs and 64 CPUs per mega pod, working in tandem for superior AI and HPC workloads. Intuition MI500s UAL256 shall be AMD’s second-generation rack-scale system, following the upcoming Intuition MI450X IF128 aka “Helios”, scheduled for the second half of 2026. The Intuition MI500 UAL256 scale-up mega pod is scheduled to reach in 2027, simply in time for Verano and Intuition MI500 accelerator.

The Intuition MI500 UAL256 scale-up mega pod splits the compute into two 32-rack cupboards, with a single central rack connecting them and internet hosting 18 switching trays for networking. Every of those networking trays accommodates 4 102.4T “Vulcano” swap ASICs, designed for 800G exterior throughput, and manufactured on TSMC’s 3 nm node. For the central processor, AMD confirmed few particulars at its Advancing AI occasion, which claimed that Verano introduces the “Zen 7” microarchitecture for even larger IPC and assist for even newer instruction units. For now, it isn’t clear if AMD will improve CPU core counts past the as much as 256 cores per package deal of “Venice.” Nonetheless, we’re listening to that Verano will retain the Socket SP7 infrastructure, which suggests it is going to doubtless retain the reminiscence and PCIe interfaces launched in 2026, akin to PCIe Gen 6, UALink, and Extremely Ethernet.