Vultr launches AMD’s latest GPUs in Chicago data center

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Vultr, a global cloud infrastructure provider, has announced the integration of AMD Instinct™ MI325X GPUs into its Chicago data center, marking it as the first cloud provider to offer these advanced AI processing units. This move follows Vultr’s recent valuation growth to $3.5 billion and its expanded partnership with AMD (NASDAQ: AMD), a prominent player in the semiconductor industry with a market capitalization of $184.3 billion, to include access to AMD Instinct™ MI300X GPUs and the ROCm™ open software ecosystem. According to InvestingPro analysis, AMD has demonstrated strong revenue growth of nearly 14% over the last twelve months, positioning it well in the competitive AI hardware market.

The deployment is aimed at enhancing the capabilities of businesses to develop and scale AI-native applications, providing them with agility, scalability, cost efficiency, and high performance. J.J. Kardwell, CEO of Vultr, stated that the AMD Instinct MI325X GPUs set new industry benchmarks for inference performance and efficiency, offering customers early access to top-tier GPU hardware for scaling AI deployments. InvestingPro data reveals AMD maintains a strong financial position with a current ratio of 2.62, indicating robust operational capability to support such strategic partnerships.

AMD’s GPUs are designed to handle complex AI tasks, including training, fine-tuning, and inferencing. The addition of the AMD Instinct MI325X to Vultr’s cloud infrastructure is powered by Supermicro AS-8126GS-TNMR 8-U servers and features a memory capacity of 256GB of HBM3E and 8 TB/s of memory bandwidth. The GPU’s compatibility with AMD Instinct MI300X and integration with AMD ROCm™ software simplifies deployment for customers, who can now choose from a wide range of tools and frameworks to build and deploy generative AI applications efficiently.

Negin Oliver, corporate vice president of business development at AMD’s Data Center GPU Business Unit, commented on the collaboration, emphasizing the benefits of the AMD Instinct MI325X in providing businesses with the computational power and efficiency needed to advance AI and accelerate growth.

Vultr’s mission is to offer easy-to-use, affordable, and locally accessible high-performance cloud infrastructure to enterprises and AI innovators worldwide. The company, founded by David Aninowsky, has grown to become the largest privately-held cloud infrastructure company, serving hundreds of thousands of customers across 185 countries.

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In other recent news, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) has been in the spotlight following several analysts’ updates. Benchmark maintained a Buy rating for AMD, with a price target of $170, emphasizing the company’s robust position and its market share gains in both the Client and Server markets against Intel (NASDAQ:INTC). They also pointed out AMD’s growing competitive edge in the artificial intelligence (AI) market.

However, Daiwa Securities revised its stance, downgrading AMD from a Buy to an Outperform rating and reducing the price target to $130. The firm noted AMD’s anticipation of a strong second half of 2025, particularly with the acceleration of the MI350 production and the upcoming release of the MI400 in 2026.

TD Cowen reduced its price target for AMD from $150 to $135, while maintaining a Buy rating. The firm emphasized the need for AMD to demonstrate its capabilities in the competitive AI sector and suggested that concerns about a worst-case scenario for AMD are unwarranted.

Truist Securities reduced its price target on AMD to $130 from $145, maintaining a Hold rating. The firm pointed out that AMD’s fourth-quarter results surpassed predictions due to robust performance in the client segment and, to a lesser extent, gaming.

Lastly, Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an Overweight rating on AMD, maintaining a price target of $135. The firm highlighted AMD’s Client segment as a key driver of growth, with a 23% quarter-over-quarter increase contributing to a robust 52% growth in calendar year 2024. Despite these developments, AMD’s data center results and forecasts fell short of consensus expectations.

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