AMD officially released the Helion agent AI rack on October 12th. This is an open blueprint based on the Open Compute Project (OCP) specifications, equipped with AMD's own computing chips, and is specifically designed for the workloads of agents AI.
The platform offers two main configurations, tailored for ultra-large-scale data centers and enterprise-level customers respectively. AMD indicates that the related configuration products for partners are currently under development and are scheduled to be launched in November 2026.
Cisco, Dell, Hon Hai Technology Group (the parent company of Foxconn), HP Enterprise ( HPE ), Lenovo, QCT, Supermicro ( Supermicro ), and Wiwynn – a total of eight companies – have announced their support for this platform, covering the entire ecosystem from system integration to liquid cooling solutions.
Two configurations, corresponding to ultra-large scale and enterprise scenarios respectively.
The first configuration of the Helion platform is a pure CPU rack, equipped with the sixth-generation AMD EPYC processor, and can be expanded up to 32,768 CPU cores. AMD indicates that this configuration is aimed at ultra-large-scale customers, providing dedicated agent execution capacity that is independent of the model inference infrastructure.
The second option is an integrated rack that combines the AMD EPYC CPU node, the AMD Instinct MI350P GPU node with general-purpose computing on a single platform, aimed at enterprise-level intelligent agent AI deployment.
Both configurations support liquid cooling and air cooling versions. In addition, Helion also comes with a built-in integrated token router (token router), which can distribute model calls from the AI agent to both cutting-edge models and open-source models.
AMD Executive: Agent AI is not a single workload
AMD, the senior vice president and general manager of AI, stated in a declaration: "The agent AI is not a single workload; it encompasses personal agents, enterprise applications, code execution, and complex workflows, each with different computational requirements depending on the scenario."
He further said, " AMD Helion integrates the performance of EPYC, open-source software, and a flexible rack design, enabling partners to build systems around customer needs and make efficient use of the available power."
AMD also indicates that Helion is built upon the design concept of the existing AMD Helios rack-level solution, with the aim of enabling partners and customers to match the configuration of CPU and GPU with specific workload requirements, including performance, power consumption, and cost objectives.
Endorsed by eight major manufacturers, with a complete ecosystem coverage
Eight partners have all issued statements expressing their support for the Helion platform.
Dell Technologies Senior Vice President of Computing and Networking, Arun Narayanan, stated that the combination of AMD Helion with Dell's PowerRack infrastructure provides customers with "a complete and proven path for large-scale deployment of agent computing."
HPE, Senior Vice President of High-Performance Computing and AI Infrastructure Solutions, Trish Damkroger stated that the two companies are "embarking on the next era of AI with open, large-scale systems," and noted that the solution supports both air-cooling and direct liquid-cooling network options.
Jeremy Foster, Senior Vice President of Cisco's Computing Business, stated: "Agents like AI are changing customers' requirements for infrastructure, not just in terms of computing performance, but also in regards to the connectivity, management, and security of the entire system. An architecture like AMD Helion, combined with Cisco's full-stack infrastructure capabilities, provides customers with greater flexibility."
ChaoWei's Chief Business Officer Vik Malyala stated that ChaoWei will introduce Helion to the market through its data center modular solutions (DCBBS), "to help customers deploy more quickly, scale efficiently, and accelerate the launch of intelligent agents AI."
AMD indicates that it is planned to submit the Helion specification to the Open Computing Project (OCP), for further development and adoption by a broader industry community based on this.
This measure continues AMD's open platform strategy on the Helios platform, aiming to expand ecological influence through open standards and attract more partners to build products around this specification.
