Alveo U50 Data Center Accelerator Card
Product Description
The AMD Alveo™ U50 Data Center accelerator cards provide optimized acceleration for workloads in financial computing, machine learning, computational storage, and data search and analytics. Built on AMD UltraScale+ architecture and packaged up in an efficient 75-watt, small form factor, and armed with 100 Gbps networking I/O, PCIe Gen4, and HBM, Alveo U50 is designed for deployment in any server.
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.
Enabling Alveo accelerator cards is an ecosystem of AMD and partner applications for common Data Center workloads. For custom solutions, Application Developer Tool Suite (Vitis™ environment) and Machine Learning Suite from AMD provide the frameworks for developers to bring differentiated applications to market.
The Alveo Programmable Cable is required for development access on Alveo U50 cards. The cable provides micro-USB support from a host PC to the Alveo U50 maintenance connector.
Alveo AccessoriesKey Features & Benefits
Built for Performance & Efficiency
- Faster application performance with 8GB HBM memory and PCIe Gen4 interconnect
- Low latency network capability through 100G networking with support for 4x 10GbE, 4x 25GbE, or 1x 40GbE or 1x 100GbE
Adaptable – Accelerate Any Workload
- Accelerates compute, network, storage workloads
- Maximized application performance as workloads and algorithms evolve through reconfigurable fabric - unlike fixed-architecture alternatives
Accessible - Cloud <-> On-Premises Mobility
- Built for scale out architectures for deployment solutions on the cloud or on-premises interchangeably
Card Specifications
For full product specifications refer to the Data sheet.
| Board Specifications | Alveo U50 Accelerator Cards |
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|---|---|---|
| U50 (Production) A-U50-P00G-PQ-G |
U50LV (Production) A-U50-P00G-LV-G |
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| Compute Resources | ||
| Look-up Tables (LUTs) | 872K | 872K |
| Registers | 1,743K | 1,743K |
| DSP Slices | 5,952 | 5,952 |
| Dimensions | ||
| Height | ½ Height | ½ Height |
| Length | ½ Length | ½ Length |
| Width | Single Slot | Single Slot |
| Memory | ||
| HBM Memory Capacity | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| HBM Total Bandwidth | 316 GB/s1 | 316 GB/s1 |
| Internal SRAM Capacity | 28 MB | 28 MB |
| Internal SRAM Total Bandwidth | 24 TB/s | 19 TB/s |
| Physical Interfaces | ||
| PCI Express | Gen3x 16, 2 x Gen4x 8, CCIX | Gen3x 162 |
| Network Interfaces | 1x QSFP28 (100GbE) | 1x QSFP28 (100GbE) |
| Clock Precision | IEEE 1588 | IEEE 1588 |
| Tool Support | ||
| Vitis Developer Environment | Yes | Yes |
| Vitis Platform | Gen3x16 XDMA, Gen3x4 XDMA3 | Gen3x4 XDMA4 |
| Vivado Design Suite | Yes | Yes |
| Power and Thermal | ||
| Maximum Total Power | 75W | 75W |
| Thermal Cooling | Passive | Passive |
| Target Workloads | Fintech, Video, Database & Computational Storage | Machine Learning(ML) Inference |
Note 1: For A-U50-P00G-PQ-G and A-U50-P00G-LV-G measured 316 GB/s peak HBM2 bandwidth, 201 GB/s nominal
Note 2: A-U50-P00G-LV-G card requires a PCI Express x16 slot for the edge connector and supply of 75W
Note 3: A-U50-P00G-PQ-G card with VCCINT core voltage set to Vccint=0.85v supports PCIe Gen3x4 deployment platform shells for AMD Video solution
Note 4: A-U50-P00G-LV-G card with VCCINT core voltage set to Vccint=0.72v supports PCIe Gen3x4 deployment platform shells for AMD Vitis AI solution
We’ve developed an ecosystem of AMD and partner solutions for most common workloads. Alveo Data Center accelerator cards can deliver dramatic acceleration across a broad set of applications and are reconfigurable to provide an ideal fit for the changing workloads of the modern data center. Compare how Alveo Data Center accelerator cards perform compared to traditional CPU architectures.
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Alveo U50 Package File Downloads
The U50 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.
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Alveo U50 Accelerator Card
Note: See AR33838 for details on Tools support for new and legacy platforms.
For development using RTL and HLx, follow these steps:
Xbflash2 Utility
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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