AMD achieved an estimated 4x increase in AI energy efficiency by mid-2026, exceeding its 3x interim target toward a 20x goal by 2030.

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• AMD achieved an estimated 4x increase in AI energy efficiency as of mid-2026, exceeding its 3x projected target and outpacing the historical trendline.
• The milestone builds momentum toward AMD's 2030 goal of delivering a 20x increase in rack-scale energy efficiency for AI training and inference compared to 2024.
• Projected efficiency gains are expected to enable two 2030 AMD racks to deliver the compute of 570 racks from 2024, cutting use-phase electricity by 20x and carbon intensity by 28x.

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