en.Wedoany.com Report on Mar 30th, Senior officials from computer chip company Intel stated that its latest GPU-based high-performance computing platform, Helios, is planned to begin deployment in several countries, including India. The company aims to leverage the demand for AI from global tech giants and the increasing capacity of data centers.
AMD's Senior Director of Data Center GPU Product Marketing, Mahesh Balasubramanian, told PTI: "A single Helios rack integrates 72 interconnected MI455X accelerators, delivering up to 2.9 exaflops of FP4 compute performance per rack." The anticipated deployment timeline refers to the global customer deployment of the Helios system, including India. Balasubramanian indicated that initial deployments are expected to begin in the second half of 2026.
With the massive global demand for AI, the need for GPUs (Graphics Processing Units) has surged sharply. US chip company Nvidia dominates the market with over 80% market share. The Helios platform will compete with the Nvidia Vera Rubin POD, which claims to offer 3.6 exaflops of compute speed but at a relatively higher cost.
AMD recently partnered with TCS to jointly develop rack-level AI infrastructure designs based on the AMD Helios platform to support India's National AI initiative. As part of this strategic collaboration, the two companies will provide AI-ready data center blueprints supporting capacities of up to 200 MW and work with hyperscalers and AI companies to accelerate data center construction in India.
Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Reliance Industries, and Bharti Airtel have announced plans to build new data centers in India, with cumulative investments nearing $200 billion. AMD is advocating for the deployment of open architectures in data center construction to avoid being locked into competitors' proprietary systems.
AMD's Global Vice President of Enterprise Sales, Archana Vemulapalli, stated: "As AI moves from pilot to operational deployment, India's competitive advantage is increasingly defined by the depth and scalability of its talent ecosystem and its growing AI-ready infrastructure. Combined with open standards and scalable system architectures, it enables India's innovations to rapidly transition from research and pilot projects to enterprise and national-scale operational AI deployments." She noted that India possesses a large pool of future-ready engineers, researchers, and developers, supported by a strong open-source culture and increasing coordination between industry, academia, and the National AI initiative.
Vemulapalli said: "As enterprises move from experimentation to production, leading nations will be those that can combine technological talent with platforms that allow skills, models, and innovations to scale reliably." The deployment of the AMD Helios platform is expected to enhance India's competitiveness in the AI field, supporting the rapid development of its data centers and AI infrastructure.
