AMD, Cisco, and HUMAIN Bring Saudi Arabia's AI Infrastructure Online

A joint venture between AMD, Cisco, and HUMAIN has marked an important milestone in Saudi Arabia's AI infrastructure expansion. The collaboration has successfully brought online a production-ready AI compute platform powered by AMD Instinct MI355X GPUs, AMD EPYC CPUs, and Cisco Silicon One-based AI networking.

The platform is now serving HUMAIN customers in the Kingdom and beyond, with plans to deploy up to 250 MW of AI infrastructure as part of the next phase of the buildout beginning in 2027. This expansion will significantly increase Saudi Arabia's AI capacity, with a target of deploying up to 1 GW of AI infrastructure by 2030.

Dr. Lisa Su, chair and CEO of AMD, stated that bringing AMD Instinct systems online in Saudi Arabia is an important milestone in the work with HUMAIN. She noted that together, they are building an open, high-performance AI platform that is serving customers today and will scale significantly in the coming years.

The collaboration aims to give governments, enterprises, research institutions, and developers access to advanced AI capabilities through a platform that brings together open models, open software, and locally operated infrastructure. This approach enables organizations to build AI capabilities aligned with their languages, cultures, regulatory requirements, and national priorities.