Software Tools and Optimizations#
Discover the latest blogs about ROCm software tools, libraries, and performance optimizations to help you get the most out of your AMD hardware.
AI Inference Orchestration with Kubernetes on Instinct MI300X, Part 3
This blog is part 3 of a series aimed at providing a comprehensive, step-by-step guide for deploying and scaling AI inference workloads with Kubernetes and the AMD GPU Operator on the AMD Instinct platform
Optimized ROCm Docker for Distributed AI Training
AMD updated Docker images incorporate torchtune finetuning, FP8 support, single node performance boost, bug fixes & updated benchmarking for stable, efficient distributed training
Understanding RCCL Bandwidth and xGMI Performance on AMD Instinct™ MI300X
The blog explains the reasons behind RCCL bandwidth limitations and xGMI performance constraints, and provides actionable steps to maximize link efficiency on AMD MI300X
Measuring Max-Achievable FLOPs – Part 2
AMD measures Max-Achievable FLOPS through controlled benchmarking: real-world data patterns, thermally stable devices, and cold cache testing—revealing how actual performance differs from theoretical peaks.
How to Build a vLLM Container for Inference and Benchmarking
This post, the second in a series, provides a walkthrough for building a vLLM container that can be used for both inference and benchmarking.
AI Inference Orchestration with Kubernetes on Instinct MI300X, Part 2
This blog is part 2 of a series aimed at providing a comprehensive, step-by-step guide for deploying and scaling AI inference workloads with Kubernetes and the AMD GPU Operator on the AMD Instinct platform
Understanding Peak, Max-Achievable & Delivered FLOPs, Part 1
Understanding Peak, Max-Achievable & Delivered FLOPs
Deep dive into the MI300 compute and memory partition modes
This blog explains how to use the MI300 compute and memory partitioning modes to optimize your performance-critical applications.
MI300A - Exploring the APU advantage
This blog post introduces the MI300 APU hardware, how it differs from other discrete systems, and how to leverage its GPU programming
AI Inference Orchestration with Kubernetes on Instinct MI300X, Part 1
This blog is part 1 of a series aimed at providing a comprehensive, step-by-step guide for deploying and scaling AI inference workloads with Kubernetes and the AMD GPU Operator on the AMD Instinct platform
Announcing the AMD GPU Operator and Metrics Exporter
This post announces the AMD GPU Operator for Kubernetes and and the Device Metrics Exporter, including instructions for getting started with these new releases.
Getting started with AMD ROCm containers: from base images to custom solutions
This post, the second in a series, provides a walkthrough for building a vLLM container that can be used for both inference and benchmarking.