'No asterisk generation' : AMD promises its MI450 AI GPU will be faster than ANYTHING Nvidia has, yes, that includes even Rubin Ultra (www.techradar.com)

AMD has boldly announced its upcoming Instinct MI450 GPU as a “no asterisk generation” product, aiming to decisively challenge Nvidia’s dominance in AI training and inference workloads. Drawing parallels to its 2021 “Milan moment”—when its EPYC server CPUs disrupted Intel’s market leadership—AMD positions the MI450 as a watershed release designed to lead across AI training, inference, distributed inference, and reinforcement learning. Scheduled for a 2026 launch, the MI450 builds on the current MI355, transitioning from inference-focused designs to a balanced, high-performance architecture optimized through combined silicon innovations and a robust software stack. This announcement is significant as AMD confronts Nvidia’s overwhelming hold on the AI accelerator market, where Nvidia commands up to 95% share, and prepares to compete directly with Nvidia’s next-gen Rubin GPU, predicted to triple the performance of its current Blackwell Ultra. AMD emphasizes not only raw performance but also seamless data center integration, offering rack-level compatibility and a mature software ecosystem targeting the critical top 20% of AI-heavy customers. While the MI450’s actual impact will rely on adoption beyond benchmarks, AMD’s confident multi-generational roadmap signals a renewed push to be a top contender in AI hardware, potentially offering enterprises an alternative to Nvidia’s entrenched solutions.