AMD has signed a $1 billion agreement with the US Department of Energy (DOE) to develop two next-generation supercomputers named Lux and Discovery.
The project will be carried out in collaboration with Oracle and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), with both systems set to be housed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
The Lux supercomputer is expected to go online in early 2026, with Discovery following in 2029. Both will build upon the technology behind Frontier, the world-class supercomputer also located at ORNL, which previously held the title of the fastest system on Earth before El Capitan launched at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
According to the DOE, Lux will serve as the nation’s first dedicated “AI Factory” for science, energy, and national security. It is designed specifically to train, fine-tune, and deploy AI foundation models that can accelerate innovation and discovery in multiple scientific fields. Its advanced architecture will handle data-intensive and model-centric workloads, making it a critical tool for AI-driven research.
The Discovery supercomputer will feature a “Bandwidth Everywhere” design, enhancing both performance and energy efficiency compared to Frontier. It aims to deliver greater computing power at a similar cost, supporting groundbreaking research in energy, biology, advanced materials, national security, and manufacturing. The system will help scientists design next-generation reactors, batteries, catalysts, semiconductors, and critical materials.
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