While the Alveo U280 accelerator card is actively being supported for current users, the card is now being discontinued and AMD recommends that all new designs target other cards in the Alveo portfolio. Contact an AMD product specialist for any questions.
AMD Alveo™ U280 Data Center accelerator cards are designed to meet the constantly changing needs of the modern Data Center. Built on the AMD 16nm UltraScale+™ architecture, Alveo U280 offers 8GB of HBM2 460 GB/s bandwidth to provide high-performance, adaptable acceleration for memory-bound, compute intensive applications including database, analytics, and machine learning inference. The U280 acceleration card includes PCI Express 4.0 support to leverage the latest server interconnect infrastructure for high-bandwidth host processors.
Alveo accelerator cards are adaptable to changing acceleration requirements and algorithm standards, capable of accelerating any workload without changing hardware, and reduce overall cost of ownership.
These production Alveo U280 Data Center Accelerator cards can be volume deployed in data centers or used for application development and prototyping. Only the U280 active cards include a USB for developers.
Alveo optional accessories extend the capabilities and access to Alveo data center acceleration cards. Accessories include power adapter cables and USB cables.
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Card Specifications | U280 Production | |
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Thermal Cooling | Passive | Active |
Compute | ||
INT8 TOPs (peak) | 24.5 | 24.5 |
Dimensions | ||
Width | Dual Slot | Dual Slot |
Form Factor | Full Height, 3/4 Length | Full Height, Full Length |
DRAM Memory | ||
HBM2 Total Capacity | 8GB | 8GB |
HBM2 Total Bandwidth | 460GB/s | 460GB/s |
DDR Format | 2x 16GB 72b DIMM DDR4 | 2x 16GB 72b DIMM DDR4 |
DDR Memory Capacity | 32GB | 32GB |
DDR Total Bandwidth | 38GB/s | 38GB/s |
SRAM Memory | ||
Internal SRAM Capacity | 41MB | 41MB |
Internal SRAM Total Bandwidth | 30TB/s | 30TB/s |
Interfaces | ||
PCI Express | Gen4x8 with CCIX | Gen4x8 with CCIX |
Network Interfaces | 2x QSFP28 (100GbE) | 2x QSFP28 (100GbE) |
Logic Resources | ||
Look-up Tables (LUTs) | 1,079,000 | 1,079,000 |
Power | ||
Maximum Total Power | 225W | 225W |
The U280 Alveo Data Center accelerator card supports both Vivado design entry as well as a Vitis software platform. The Vivado flow is recommended for FPGA designers that want to use traditional design flows, such as RTL or HLx, while the Vitis software platform is recommended for SW developers. Select the Vitis or Vivado tab below for the steps to get started.
Note: See AR33838 for details on Tools support for new and legacy platforms.
For development using RTL and HLx, follow these steps:
The xbflash utility can help to flash a custom image onto a given Alveo card. Please check the detailed user guide at: https://xilinx.github.io/XRT/master/html/xbflash2.html
Description | Links |
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RHEL/CentOS 7.8, 7.9 | xrt_202210.2.13.466_7.8.2003-x86_64-xbflash2.rpm (zip) |
RHEL 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5 | xrt_202210.2.13.466_8.1.1911-x86_64-xbflash2.rpm (zip) |
Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS, 18.04.5 LTS | xrt_202210.2.13.466_18.04-amd64-xbflash2.deb |
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, 20.04.1 LTS, 20.04.2 LTS, 20.04.3 LTS | xrt_202210.2.13.466_20.04-amd64-xbflash2.deb |