ACE, the upcoming set of x86 Extensions defined by both AMD & Intel, has seen the latest spec release, focusing on AI acceleration. AMD & Intel Focus on AI Acceleration Through Next-Gen x86 Architectures That Are ACE Compliant Last year, Intel and AMD partnered to strengthen the x86 ecosystem through their "x86 Ecosystem Advisory Group" initiative. The plan was to offer a standardized set of features across architectures to make x86 accessible, scalable, and compatible with future requirements. Four key features were announced: FRED, AVX10, ChkTag, and ACE. Now, the latest ACE "AI Compute Extensions" specifications have been published by AMD […]

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ACE or AI Compute Extensions aim to revolutionize AI by bringing faster matrix-multiply performance as Intel & AMD work toward a unified path for x86 architectures. ACE Is Part of Intel and AMD's Unified x86 Strategy, Driving The Ecosystem In The AI Era With Faster Matrix Acceleration Last year, Intel and AMD partnered to strengthen the x86 ecosystem through their "x86 Ecosystem Advisory Group" initiative. The plan was to offer a standardized set of features across architectures in a bid to make x86 accessible, scalable, and compatible with future requirements. Four key features were announced: FRED, AVX10, ChkTag, and ACE. […]

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With Linux 7.1, the focus will be more on improving and optimizing modern architectures. Early Linux 7.1 Patches Reveal a Major Cleanup and Modern CPU Enablement, and Driver Improvements for AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA Hardware With the Linux 7.0 release, the merge window for Linux Kernel 7.1 has opened, and the new kernel is already getting readied through subsystem pull requests and feature-branch activity. The patches show that there will be another substantial update for the desktop and server users. While Linux 7.0 is just landing, developers are quickly moving toward the next merge window with changes that bring various […]

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