The Global Memory-Chip Shortage Will Cost Us All
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Making Flash Work Like DRAM
AMD MEXT is a software-only solution that leverages AI to make low-cost, high-capacity flash appear as DRAM-speed memory. This creates a new price-performance tier that can reduce dependence on expensive, volatile DRAM.
Grow Memory Capacity
Instantly expand past the limits of your current DRAM capacity by leveraging AMD MEXT-plus-flash as memory.
Optimize Price-Performance
Switch to lower-DRAM, cost-efficient systems without compromising application performance.
Seamless Integration
Install in a matter of minutes, with no changes required to your existing infrastructure.
Addressing the DRAM Crisis
Recent headlines make it clear: DRAM has become extremely expensive and scarce. AMD MEXT can reduce reliance on DRAM by helping applications run within a smaller DRAM footprint, making up the difference with AMD MEXT-plus-flash operating as memory.
How It Works
AMD MEXT begins by offloading cold memory pages to flash. The AMD MEXT AI engine leverages the power of AI to continually predict which pages in flash are likely to be requested by the application soon and transparently moves them back to DRAM—before the application even requests them. From the application’s point of view, all relevant memory pages are always findable in DRAM, helping maintain performance.
AMD MEXT in Action
Watch a quick demo of how AMD MEXT lets the application / OS get double the effective memory capacity through AMD MEXT-plus-flash operating as memory.
Workloads
Semiconductor / EDA
Enabling faster and more simulation runs
Media & Entertainment
Freeing creative teams’ rendering potential
Agentic AI
Delivering enhanced memory capacity for next-gen workloads
Database & Analytics
Driving outstanding performance-per-dollar for your most common workloads
Frequently Asked Questions
Workloads that are memory-constrained and memory-intensive, needing over 64GB of DRAM, benefit the most from MEXT.
Once downloaded, AMD MEXT is installed with a single command. As long as the system meets requirements (i.e., a dedicated NVMe drive is present, and swap is disabled), the entire process from installation to deployment takes only a few minutes.
AMD MEXT requires two CPU cores: one for the AI Engine and one for the daemon. No GPU is required.
There are no network or firewall requirements.
Most common Linux distributions are supported, including RHEL, Rocky, AlmaLinux, Oracle Linux, SUSE Linux, Debian, and Ubuntu. Please work with your AMD Sales representative to confirm AMD MEXT is deployable within your environment.
Please work with your AMD Sales representative to begin your proof-of-concept.
