Oct 28, 2025 11:05:00

AMD announces development of AI supercomputers 'Lux' and 'Discovery,' with Discovery equipped with next-generation AI-specialized GPU 'Instinct MI430X' and a combined public and private investment of 150 billion yen

AMD has announced that it is developing two AI supercomputers, Lux and Discovery , which will be installed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in the United States and are being developed in collaboration with HPE.

Energy Department Announces New Public-Private Partnership Model, Two Supercomputers, to Accelerate American Dominance in Science and Technology | Department of Energy

https://www.energy.gov/articles/energy-department-announces-new-public-private-partnership-model-two-supercomputers

ORNL, AMD and HPE to deliver DOE's newest AI supercomputers: Discovery and Lux
https://www.ornl.gov/news/ornl-amd-and-hpe-deliver-does-newest-ai-supercomputers-discovery-and-lux

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HPE to build two systems for Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Next-generation exascale supercomputer “Discovery” and AI cluster “Lux” | HPE
https://www.hpe.com/us/en/newsroom/press-release/2025/10/hpe-to-build-two-systems-for-oak-ridge-national-laboratory-next-generation-exascale-supercomputer-discovery-and-ai-cluster-lux.html

Lux is an AI supercomputer equipped with AMD's AI processing-specialized GPU 'Instinct MI355X,' server-oriented CPU 'EPYC,' and network technology 'Pensando,' and is scheduled for delivery in early 2026. Lux is positioned as America's first AI factory supercomputer, and is expected to accelerate progress and innovation in 'AI,' 'energy,' 'materials,' 'healthcare,' and 'advanced manufacturing.'

Discovery is based on HPE's Cray Supercomputing GX5000 supercomputer platform and is equipped with AMD's EPYC CPU, codenamed Venice, and the Instinct MI430X, a GPU specialized for AI processing that is currently under development. It is scheduled for delivery to ORNL in 2028, with user operations beginning in 2029. Discovery is expected to deliver performance far exceeding that of ORNL's

Frontier, the world's second-largest supercomputer , and is designed with smooth migration of applications built for Frontier in mind.

Lux and Discovery represent a combined public-private investment of $1 billion. AMD CEO Lisa Su said, 'We are proud to develop America's two newest supercomputers, Lux and

Discovery . We will expand America's AI computing capacity and accelerate American science and research.'