The advanced digital cockpit will be powered by AMD Ryzen™ Embedded V2000 processor and AMD Radeon™ RX 6000 Series GPUs
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AMD (NASDAQ: AMD ) today announced a strategic collaboration with ECARX, a global mobility technology company. The companies will work together on an in-vehicle computing platform for next-generation electric vehicles (EVs), which is expected to be in mass production for global deployment in late 2023. The ECARX digital cockpit will be the first offered in-vehicle platform with AMD Ryzen Embedded V2000 processors and AMD Radeon RX 6000 Series GPUs along with ECARX hardware and software.
Combining ECARX’s extensive automotive digital cockpit design experience with AMD’s advanced computing power and stunning visual graphics rendering capabilities, the companies aim to deliver an innovative in-car experience. The digital cockpit will launch with advanced features including driver information mode, heads-up display, rear seat entertainment, multiple displays, multi-zone voice recognition, high-end gaming and a full 3D user experience.
“As automotive companies strive to provide immersive experiences and smart features for their next-generation electric vehicles, the ECARX digital cockpit powered by AMD will address these needs in the global automotive market,” said Rajnish Gaur, corporate vice president and general Manager, Embedded Business, AMD. “We are excited to work with ECARX as our first strategic ecosystem partner in China for the digital cockpit using our Ryzen Embedded V2000 processors and Radeon RX 6000 Series GPUs.”
“The global automotive industry is transforming towards a smart future at an unprecedented speed, with demand for computing power and graphics capabilities rapidly increasing,” said Ziyu Shen, Chairman and CEO of ECARX. “With this collaboration, we will further enable OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers to enhance their digital cockpit experiences as they seek to create greater consumer value through intelligent connected cars.”
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The automotive electric vehicle market, and the technology needed to support it, represent an unprecedented opportunity for growth in the coming years, according to analyst firm Strategy Analytics. “EV adoption is now a key driver of automotive semiconductor market growth and the associated semiconductor demand is projected to grow at a CAAGR of 31% during 2021 – 2026,” said Asif Anwar, Executive Director – PBCS and EVS, Strategy Analytics. “The electric mobility revolution is here, with next-generation electric mobility platforms on top of domain-based and area-based architectures driving the adoption of the digital cockpit, ADAS and the connected vehicle.”
About AMD Ryzen Embedded V2000 processors
The Ryzen Embedded V2000 series processors are the second generation, designed for automotive infotainment and instrumentation applications, plus additional applications such as industrial edge, thin clients and miniPC systems. For customers and applications that require high-performance displays, the Ryzen Embedded V2000 Series processors can power up to four independent displays simultaneously in 4K resolution, as they are equipped with up to eight CPU cores and seven GPU computing units. An AMD Ryzen Embedded V2000 series processor delivers up to 2×1 multi-threaded performance per watt, up to 30 percent2 better single-threaded processing performance, and up to 40 percent3 better graphics performance over the previous generation.
About AMD Radeon RX 6000 series GPUs
AMD Radeon RX 6000 series GPUs are built on the revolutionary AMD RDNA™ 2 graphics architecture, the only graphics architecture that spans from next-generation desktops, laptops and consoles to mobile devices and automotive infotainment systems. Designed from the ground up for superior performance and power efficiency, AMD RDNA 2 architecture offers up to 2x performance4 and up to 50 percent more performance per watt5 in select titles compared to the previous generation AMD RDNA architecture.
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About ECARX ECARX transforms vehicles into seamlessly integrated information, communication and transportation devices. It is shaping the interaction between people and cars by rapidly advancing the technology at the heart of intelligent mobility. ECARX’s current core products include infotainment head units (IHUs), digital cockpits, vehicle chipset solutions, core operating system and integrated software stack. In addition, ECARX is developing a comprehensive automotive computing platform.
Over the past three years, ECARX technology has been integrated into more than 3.2 million vehicles worldwide. ECARX was founded in 2017 and has since grown to over 2,000 team members, with facilities in China and Europe. The co-founders are two automotive entrepreneurs, Chairman and CEO Ziyu Shen and Eric Li (Li Shufu), who is also the founder and chairman of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely), one of the largest automobile groups in the world, which holds an ownership interest and investments in international brands such as Lotus, Lynk & Co, Polestar, smart and Volvo Cars.
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1 Testing conducted by AMD Performance Labs as of July 2020 on Ryzen™ Embedded V2718 and June 2018 on Ryzen Embedded V1605B processor both at 15 watts (STAPM mode enabled) using Cinebench R15 nt. Results may vary. EMB-169 2 Testing conducted by AMD Performance Labs from July 2020 on Ryzen™ Embedded V2718 and June 2018 on Ryzen Embedded V1605B processor both at 15 watts (STAPM mode enabled) using Cinebench R15 1T. Results may vary. EMB-1713 Testing conducted by AMD Performance Labs from July 2020 on Ryzen™ Embedded V2718 and June 2018 on Ryzen Embedded V1605B processor both at 15 watts (STAPM mode enabled) using 3DMark11. Results may vary. EMB-1724 Testing performed by AMD Performance Labs on October 20, 2020 on RX 6900 XT and RX 5700 XT (driver 20.45-201013n), AMD Ryzen 9 5900X (3.70 GHz), 16 GB DDR4-3200 MHz, Engineering AM4 motherboard, Win10 Pro 64. The following games were tested at 4k at max settings: Battlefield V DX11, Doom Eternal Vulkan, Forza DX12, Resident Evil 3 DX11, Shadow of the Tomb Raider DX12. Laptop manufacturers can change configurations, resulting in different results. Performance may vary. 5 Testing performed by AMD Performance Labs 10/16/20 using Assassins Creed Odyssey (DX11, Ultra), Battlefield V (DX12, Ultra), Borderlands 3 (DX12, Ultra), Control (DX12, High) , Death Stranding (DX12) Ultra), Division 2 (DX12, Ultra), F1 2020 (DX12, Ultra), Far Cry 5 (DX11, Ultra), Gears of War 5 (DX12, Ultra), Hitman 2 (DX12, Ultra ), Horizon Zero Dawn (DX12, Ultra), Metro Exodus (DX12, Ultra), Resident Evil 3 (DX12, Ultra), Shadow of the Tomb Raider (DX12, Highest), Strange Brigade (DX12, Ultra), Total War Three Kingdoms (DX11, Ultra) , Witcher 3 (DX11, Ultra without HairWorks) at 4K. The system consists of a Radeon RX 6800 XT GPU with AMD Radeon Graphics driver 27.20.12031.1000 and a Radeon RX 5700 XT GPU with AMD Radeon Graphics driver 26.20.13001.9005, Intel Core i9-9900K (3600 MHz 8C/16T), 32 GB at 2133 MHz, ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO motherboard (WI-FI). Laptop manufacturers can change configurations, resulting in different results. Performance may vary. RX-549
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Laura Graves AMD Investor Relations (408) 306-9157Laura.graves@amd.com
Nikki RookeECARX Communicationsnikki.rooke@ecarxgroup.com
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