Posts by Janet Tseng
ROCm 7.9 Technology Preview: ROCm Core SDK and TheRock Build System
- 20 October 2025
ROCm Core SDK 7.9.0 is a technology preview release built by TheRock. The Core SDK is a slimmed down version of the traditional ROCm release, focusing on foundational components for running high performance AI workloads on AMD GPUs. TheRock introduces a streamlined uniform system for building and testing these core components. TheRock manages dependencies between packages, so changes affecting several ROCm components can be coordinated automatically. Python releases built using TheRock can be easily installed in virtual environments, so developers can try new ROCm versions and features quickly without making system changes.