AMD Unveils ROCm 7.14 with Ryzen AI 400 Support

AMD has announced the release of ROCm 7.14 — a new version of its open software platform for general-purpose computing on graphics processors. Unlike previous iterations, which were labeled as a technology preview, ROCm 7.14 has been given production release status.

The announcement followed up on the news that the release had been tagged as version 7.14, after which the company formally confirmed its availability to users.

Among the new features is support for processors in the new Ryzen AI 400 lineup. This broadens the range of hardware on which the ROCm platform can be used, covering not only AMD's discrete graphics accelerators but also the artificial intelligence blocks built into the new processors.

ROCm remains AMD's key tool in competing with Nvidia's proprietary CUDA platform, giving developers the ability to run compute and AI workloads on AMD hardware using an open software stack.

Granting the release production status, rather than a testing designation, signals that the platform is ready for use in industrial and commercial scenarios, and not just for experimentation and development.

Source: Phoronix