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96-core processor, 2 TB of memory: AMD unveils new AI workstation
AMD unveiled a new artificial intelligence workstation called the Threadripper Halo Station at IFA 2026. The company calls the system the world’s most powerful workstation. The machine is powerful enough to run AI models with 1 trillion parameters. Its price and release date have not yet been announced.
The Threadripper Halo Station is powered by a 96-core Threadripper Pro 9995WX processor. The processor can handle 192 computing threads simultaneously and reach speeds of 5.4 GHz. The model has 384 MB of L3 cache. The processor’s TDP rating, which indicates heat output and power consumption, is 350 W. The workstation has the maximum capacity supported by its 8-channel memory configuration: 2 TB of DDR5 RAM. Graphics processing is handled by 2 liquid-cooled Instinct MI350P accelerators. Each is manufactured using TSMC’s N3 process technology. Each accelerator contains 128 CDNA 4 compute units and 144 GB of HBM3E memory. The system displayed at the event therefore has a total of 288 GB of HBM3E memory. According to AMD, the number of accelerators can eventually be increased to 4 and the memory capacity to 576 GB.
Each Instinct MI350P accelerator has a power limit of up to 600 W. The processor and both accelerators are therefore liquid-cooled. The system also requires a high-power supply. The machine is essentially a version of a server platform adapted to a tower chassis, with Threadripper replacing the EPYC processor. However, the chassis displayed at the event has room for only 2 accelerators.
AMD has not announced the final price. However, the combined retail price of the main components exceeds $100,000 (AZN 170,000). With a more extensive configuration, storage devices, and power and cooling systems included, the price could exceed $150,000 (AZN 255,000). The processor alone is estimated to cost between $11,000 (AZN 18,700) and $12,000 (AZN 20,400). Each accelerator costs approximately $20,000 (AZN 34,000), while 2 TB of DDR5 memory costs $50,000 (AZN 85,000). The official price and release date for the Threadripper Halo Station have not yet been determined. AMD expects systems based on this configuration to be sold by partner manufacturers, but the names of those companies have not been disclosed. The processor supports DDR5 memory at 6,400 MT/s, meaning 6,400 million data transfers per second. The actual speed of the memory modules displayed at the event and the chassis that will be used for the version with 4 accelerators are unknown.
The Threadripper Halo Station is powered by a 96-core Threadripper Pro 9995WX processor. The processor can handle 192 computing threads simultaneously and reach speeds of 5.4 GHz. The model has 384 MB of L3 cache. The processor’s TDP rating, which indicates heat output and power consumption, is 350 W. The workstation has the maximum capacity supported by its 8-channel memory configuration: 2 TB of DDR5 RAM. Graphics processing is handled by 2 liquid-cooled Instinct MI350P accelerators. Each is manufactured using TSMC’s N3 process technology. Each accelerator contains 128 CDNA 4 compute units and 144 GB of HBM3E memory. The system displayed at the event therefore has a total of 288 GB of HBM3E memory. According to AMD, the number of accelerators can eventually be increased to 4 and the memory capacity to 576 GB. Each Instinct MI350P accelerator has a power limit of up to 600 W. The processor and both accelerators are therefore liquid-cooled. The system also requires a high-power supply. The machine is essentially a version of a server platform adapted to a tower chassis, with Threadripper replacing the EPYC processor. However, the chassis displayed at the event has room for only 2 accelerators. AMD has not announced the final price. However, the combined retail price of the main components exceeds $100,000 (AZN 170,000). With a more extensive configuration, storage devices, and power and cooling systems included, the price could exceed $150,000 (AZN 255,000). The processor alone is estimated to cost between $11,000 (AZN 18,700) and $12,000 (AZN 20,400). Each accelerator costs approximately $20,000 (AZN 34,000), while 2 TB of DDR5 memory costs $50,000 (AZN 85,000). The official price and release date for the Threadripper Halo Station have not yet been determined. AMD expects systems based on this configuration to be sold by partner manufacturers, but the names of those companies have not been disclosed. The processor supports DDR5 memory at 6,400 MT/s, meaning 6,400 million data transfers per second. The actual speed of the memory modules displayed at the event and the chassis that will be used for the version with 4 accelerators are unknown.