
RAD Mission

Inventing and Discovering New Technologies
RAD develops transformative technologies to expand AMD's business opportunities and enhance existing product lines.

Evaluating Technology Opportunities
RAD conducts thorough technical due diligence to guide AMD's strategic decisions on investments, partnerships, and acquisitions, identifying key emerging technologies and trends.

Encouraging Collaborative Innovation
RAD is dedicated to advancing AMD’s cutting-edge technologies within academic communities, fostering greater accessibility and collaboration to enhance learning and innovation.

RAD Technical Pillars and Focus Areas
The RAD team is dedicated to the creation and refinement of revolutionary technologies and methodologies that do more than just enhance our existing product portfolio—they are catalysts for new market opportunities and transformative business solutions.

Compute Architectures
Pioneering next-gen processor architectures for breakthrough computational speed and power efficiency

New Memory Technologies & Data Movement Optimizations
Revolutionizing memory systems and optimizing data transfer for superior system responsiveness

Efficiency Software
Crafting software solutions that boost hardware utility and reduce power consumption

Productivity Software
Designing innovative applications to streamline user tasks and enhance software collaboration

Future Directions
Pioneering the future of autonomous agents and robotics, in-package photonics, and quantum computing, setting the stage for the next era of innovation.

Workloads
Driving breakthroughs in AI and high-performance computing workloads.
