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The Token Tsunami: Infrastructure Bets That Win in 2026

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Your AI applications are burning tokens faster than your runway. The inference era is here and the infrastructure decisions you make in the next 12 months will define whether you scale or stall. We'll break down what's driving token demand, which GPU bets pay off, when frontier models earn their cost, and when a lean SLM crushes it. Real benchmarks. No hype. Come find out where AMD fits in your stack.

July 22, 2026 15:00 - 15:45

Alex Montgomery
Alex Montgomery

Director of Marketing Intelligence Datacenter GPU | AMD

Mahesh Balasubramanian
Mahesh Balasubramanian

Sr. Director of Product Marketing Datacenter GPU | AMD

Topic

AI Infrastructure

Session Type

Breakout Session

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