Initiative for AI and High-Performance Computing

HACCs - the Heterogeneous Accelerated Compute Clusters is a special initiative to support novel research in adaptive compute acceleration for AI and high-performance computing (HPC). The scope of the program is broad and encompasses systems, architecture, tools and applications.

Seven HACC centers have been established at some of the world’s most prestigious universities. HACCs are equipped with the latest AMD Adaptive Computing hardware and software technologies. Each cluster is specially configured to enable some of the world’s foremost academic teams to conduct state-of-the-art AI & HPC research.

HACC Partners

AMD hardware accelerators including the Alveo V80 card, AMD Instinct accelerator, and an exposed circuit board with visible chip and components, displayed on a black background.

HACC Hardware and Software

The HACCs are comprised of high-end servers, AMD Alveo, Versal accelerator cards, AMD Instinct GPUs and high-speed networking.

The high-end servers are equipped with the latest AMD software including:

  • Vivado™, design software for AMD adaptive SoCs and FPGAs.
  • Vitis™, a unified software platform for software engineers, AI researchers and data scientists who want to exploit adaptive compute acceleration.
  • ROCm™, an open software stack for AI and HPC solution development on AMD GPUs.

Join the HACC Program

Step 1

Complete Access Request
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Step 2

Visit the HACC Get Started page to learn more and get started
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What can you expect?

With acceptance to the HACC Program, researchers working in relevant areas are able to

  • Remotely access the clusters’ computing resources to carry out their own research in adaptive computing
  • Access the HACC community hub, with over 700 members from more than 150 institutions, to collaborate with other experts in the field, including AMD in-house research groups