U.S. company Akash Systems recently launched its first batch of diamond-cooled AI servers. These servers are equipped with AMD Instinct MI350X GPUs and manufactured by MiTAC Computing. This marks the first commercial application of diamond cooling technology for AMD Instinct GPUs in AI data centers. Akash Systems plans to offer diamond cooling solutions for more AMD Instinct GPU systems this year, including the MI355X model and future products.

Diamond, with the highest thermal conductivity among materials, dissipates heat five times faster than copper. Akash's diamond cooling technology serves as a complement and improvement to existing air and liquid cooling methods. This technology has already been successfully applied in space satellite systems and is now entering the data center domain.

The diamond-cooled AI servers can achieve temperature reductions of up to 10°C on GPUs and high-bandwidth memory. Operators can obtain more computing power from the same power system, enhancing capital and energy efficiency, Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE), data center density, and overall return on investment. Throttle-free performance increases FLOPs per watt by 22%, allowing customers to increase compute density and quickly unlock additional capacity in both new and existing data centers.

Due to the lower GPU temperatures, data centers can save up to 100% of the power dedicated to cooling and maintain high performance at ambient temperatures around 120°F (approximately 49°C). Akash's tests indicate this can also lead to throughput improvements of up to 15%. Each diamond-cooled server is estimated to generate approximately $1 million in additional value over four years compared to traditional solutions.

The new servers are manufactured in collaboration with MiTAC Computing, a leader in AI and high-performance computing solutions. The products come with warranties from both AMD and the manufacturer. This partnership ensures that the first batch of diamond-cooled AI servers can maintain low GPU temperatures, prevent thermal throttling, extend hardware lifespan, and provide significant advantages for high-performance applications.

MiTAC servers are also equipped with two 5th Gen AMD EPYC 9005 CPUs, AMD Pensando Pollara 400 AI network adapters, and the latest AMD ROCm software. Together, they deliver high throughput and an open software ecosystem, helping data centers accelerate AI workloads and achieve sustainable scalability.