TinyCorp Ditches AMD For Its TinyBox AI Package, Opts For NVIDIA or Intel Options

20.03.2024 - 14:41 / wccftech.com / Lisa Su / Muhammad Zuhair

TinyCorp, the company that has recently made headlines due to its AI venture, has ultimately decided to part ways with AMD due to the firmware constraints they are witnessing and now utilizing NVIDIA and Intel hardware.

TinyCorp's Finally Gives On The Troubles The Firm Faced With AMD's GPU Firmware Libraries, Looks Out For Better Alternatives

We recently reported on how TinyCorp is developing an "AI package" called the TinyBox, which features six of AMD's Radeon RX 7900 XT and an attempt to normalize the use of consumer GPUs for AI workloads.

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The company did receive massive interest from the markets, as their TinyBox AI solution came with an attractive price tag, but unfortunately, the firm ran into multiple issues with the onboard GPU's firmware, which halted their development. Despite AMD's CEO Lisa Su intervening in the problem, it seems like TinyBox has given up, and their latest update has revealed that they might switch camps.

The issue is something grave for TinyCorp, as highlighted by the company themselves, and according to them, they have contacted AMD multiple times but failed to receive a satisfactory response, claiming that Team Red was "hesitant" in open-sourcing its work.

TinyCorp says AMD's GPU firmware is "complex, undocumented, closed source, and signed, all struggles we wouldn't have with our hardware." They are moving towards either opting for Intel solutions, probably the Intel Arc A770, or employing six of NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 4090s since they believe Team Green has better software support.

The frustrations in TinyCorp on AMD's GPU firmware libraries are justified since their TinyBox project is indeed a one-of-a-kind solution, and simply running into minor yet complex issues is unaffordable for the firm at this stage.

Moreover, it also raises questions about AMD's efforts toward community support, but yet again, if we look at the broader picture, a $300 billion company can't simply open-source its years of work for the sake of an AI endeavor. However, Team Red should cooperate with TinyCorp to make their TinyBox a reality since it would tarnish their reputation among similar AI startups.