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amelio andere

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Co-founder and CEO of Wafer, an AI inference cloud that uses AI agents to optimize open-source LLMs for heterogeneous chip architectures, demonstrated AMD parity with Nvidia at half cost.

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Wafer CEO demonstrates AMD chips match Nvidia performance at half cost via AI-driven kernel optimization

Wafer uses AI agents to automate GPU kernel engineering, enabling open-source LLMs to run on AMD chips at 80-90% of Nvidia performance for half the cost, proving a chip-agnostic future where software optimization unlocks heterogeneous compute.

The Information2026-09episode →
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Wafer CEO proves AMD chips run open-source LLMs at near-Nvidia performance for half the cost

Wafer's AI-driven kernel optimization enables AMD GPUs to achieve 80-90% of Nvidia's throughput on open-source models like GLM and Kimi at roughly half the cost, demonstrating that software can close the hardware performance gap.

The Information2026-09episode →

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MEDamelio andere·The Information·23 days ago·Nvidia Invests $3.5B into MediaTek, Wafer Raises $40M Series A, VC Argues for Raising Less for AI
Wafer CEO proves AMD chips run open-source LLMs at near-Nvidia performance for half the cost
Wafer's AI-driven kernel optimization enables AMD GPUs to achieve 80-90% of Nvidia's throughput on open-source models like GLM and Kimi at roughly half the cost, demonstrating that software can close the hardware performance gap.
">> Yeah. So we were able to show this with two two open source models. The first one was GLM 5.2 2 where actually it was about 80 to 90% of the performance as an Nvidia chip but i…"
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HIGHamelio andere·The Information·23 days ago·Nvidia Invests $3.5B into MediaTek, Wafer Raises $40M Series A, VC Argues for Raising Less for AI
Wafer CEO demonstrates AMD chips match Nvidia performance at half cost via AI-driven kernel optimization
Wafer uses AI agents to automate GPU kernel engineering, enabling open-source LLMs to run on AMD chips at 80-90% of Nvidia performance for half the cost, proving a chip-agnostic future where software optimization unlocks heterogeneous compute.
">> Yeah. So we were able to show this with two two open source models. The first one was GLM 5.2 2 where actually it was about 80 to 90% of the performance as an Nvidia chip but i…"
5:11
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Software kernel optimization unlocks heterogeneous chip future, challenging Nvidia dominance
AI-driven automation of GPU kernel engineering enables alternative chips (AMD, Cerebras, SambaNova) to match Nvidia performance on open-source models, enabling best-of-breed heterogeneous systems that combine specialized accelerators for specific workloads.