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ONEXPLAYER began selling the X2 Mini Pro handheld directly through its online store. The device starts at $2,499 and reaches $3,229 with 64GB RAM, 2TB SSD, and the Frost Bay liquid cooling system. It uses AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ 388 processor with Radeon 8060S graphics and an 8.8-inch OLED display.
Microsoft is expanding Azure's AI infrastructure with AMD's Helios platform, challenging Nvidia's GPU systems in the second half of 2026. A public GitHub profile suggests Anthropic is also testing AMD hardware, increasing pressure on Nvidia's pricing power.
Nvidia holds 75-80% of the AI accelerated computing market. AMD and Broadcom are building large businesses without displacing Nvidia. IBM faces execution challenges as its mainframe business misses the AI infrastructure wave. The next enterprise advantage comes from turning proprietary data into a reasoning system.
AMD highlighted the advantages of using SPIR-V intermediate representation within its ROCm platform. The company discussed how SPIR-V enables broader compiler toolchain support and improved cross-platform compatibility for GPU computing workloads. This move aims to simplify development for heterogeneous computing environments.
AMD will ship its first rack-scale AI system, Helios, to Microsoft and other customers later this year. Each rack packs 72 Instinct MI455X GPUs with 31 terabytes of HBM4 memory and 2.9 exaflops of FP4 inference. Microsoft will use Helios to power new Azure ND MI455X v7 instances optimized for inference workloads.
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