Following in Intel's footsteps, AMD also intends to demonstrate that it is in the artificial intelligence race.
As the undisputed leader in the world of artificial intelligence, NVIDIA doesn't seem to have to worry about its main competitors on the graphics card front. NVIDIA graphics gas pedals are indeed the most sought-after today, but whether it's Intel or AMD, we have no intention of letting NVIDIA continue to go it alone. New technologies are in the pipeline at both companies and, as if to demonstrate the progress they are making, Intel has released AI Playground, a generative AI software program that harnesses the power of its ARC chips, which we reported on a few days ago.
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As if on cue, AMD has followed in Intel's footsteps and released a similar piece of software, Amuse 2.0.0. Of course, the aim here is no longer to exploit the power of ARC chips, but Ryzen/Radeon, thanks in particular to the XDNA architecture, which speeds things up considerably. On the community section of its official website, AMD presents the Amuse 2.0.0 software, explaining that it uses Stable Diffusion models created by Stability AI, a leading company in generative AI. The aim ofAmuse 2.0.0 is to make Stable Diffusion more accessible, to more people. To this end, several features of the software are highlighted, with AMD explaining that it is not necessary to use command lines to take advantage of AI. AMD also points out that drawings can be used to interrogate the AI.
It should be noted, however, that Amuse 2.0.0 is still only in beta version, and " is experimental software supplied 'as is'. It may therefore contain bugs, and the user experience may be unstable or cause unexpected behavior ". To take advantage of it, you'll need an AMD Ryzen AI 300 series / AMD Ryzen 8040 series processor with at least 24 or 32 GB RAM. A Radeon RX 7000 series graphics card is also available, of course. The download (812 MB) is made from the page set up by AMD. Happy testing!
