Hardware Adaptable

Optimize the platform for the workload
and adapt to evolving algorithms and application requirements.

Real-Time Performance

Massive parallelism for high throughput and performance/watt, as well as low latency for real-time applications.

Accessible to Any Developer,
On-Premise or Cloud

Supports traditional FPGA flows and software development flows; accessible for on-premise or cloud deployment.

Data Center Applications

AMD Alveo Accelerator Card Portfolio

General-Purpose Compute Accelerators

Among our most versatile accelerator cards in the portfolio, our compute accelerators targeting workloads including analytics, HPC, packet monitoring, network switching, storage, and algorithmic trading.

FinTech Accelerators

Our purpose-built FinTech cards address the unique requirements of financial markets by converging low latency networking with adaptive compute—ideal for a breadth of workloads including trading, risk analysis, and market data distribution.

Network Accelerators

Offload server CPUs from infrastructure tasks in the data center with our network accelerators, delivering line-rate performance for a breadth of infrastructure workloads, such as virtual switching, IPsec, and computational storage.

Media Accelerators

Video transcoding and media processing for high channel density at low latency. Alveo media accelerators are enabling a new era of interactive media services that demand a high volume of concurrent streams.

Developers

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FPGA Development Flows

Traditional FPGA design flows are supported on AMD Alveo accelerator cards using the AMD Vivado™ Design Suite. Developers can easily get started with a pre-validated base design that maps directly to Alveo hardware and access pre-optimized building blocks in the Vivado IP catalog.​ 

Vivado Licensing Update for Alveo™ Accelerator Customers

Starting with the Vivado Design Suite 2026.1 release, AMD is introducing a new licensing model with more options and pricing tiers to better match different design needs. 

Nothing changes for your existing workflow. 

  • No disruption: Continue using your current Alveo designs, tools, and flows as you do today. 
  • Free Alveo license: You will receive a dedicated annual license at no cost when targeting Alveo accelerators.  
  • Same full-featured experience: You still get the complete Vivado feature set when targeting Alveo accelerators.   

  • To obtain the Vivado Alveo Edition license to target your Alveo accelerator, please visit the Product Licensing page and submit your business email address and company information for verification. 

Note: If you already have a valid Vivado Enterprise or Gold license, it will also provide access to Alveo devices in Vivado 2026.1 release.

Accessible in the Cloud

FPGA acceleration is also available in the cloud to quickly develop proof-of-concept. Enterprises can leverage cloud options for evaluation, production deployment, or employ a hybrid strategy.

AWS

Based on up to eight AMD Virtex UltraScale+ VU9P devices, the F1 instance supports Vivado and Vitis flows for HW and SW developers.

Microsoft Azure

Scalable to up four AMD Alveo™ U250 accelerators, the NP instance enables a breadth of workloads using the Vitis Unified Software Platform.

VMaccel

Supporting the majority of AMD Alveo cards, VMaccel is an ideal evaluation vehicle for the Alveo portfolio using Vitis flows.

Server Support

Our network of OEM qualified servers a broad selection of deployment options for our Alveo accelerator cards. View our catalog to find a provider and configuration that meets your needs.

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