ASRock Industrial has announced a strategic partnership with Axelera AI to bring Metis AIPU accelerator cards to its edge AI platforms. The collaboration aims to deliver scalable AI inference processing for industrial and enterprise edge computing environments. Customers can find validated hardware setups on the official company websites starting today.
The partnership integrates Axelera Metis M.2 and PCIe acceleration cards into various computer models to offer up to 214 TOPS of extra performance. Because the AIPU hardware operates with high power efficiency, it lowers the total cost of ownership compared to conventional GPU architectures. This setup allows organizations to run advanced AI workloads directly where data is generated while minimizing the overall hardware footprint.
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For expandable Edge AIoT platforms like the iEPF-11000S, iEPF-10000S, and iEPF-9500S series, the Metis PCIe card enables heavy-duty industrial processing. On the other hand, compact computers like the AI BOX-A395 and NUC BOX series use the smaller Metis M.2 card for efficient, space-saving operations. Both hardware options allow developers to run multiple AI workloads in parallel, including machine vision, retail automation, and smart surveillance.
To help clients select the right configurations, ASRock Industrial has integrated the validated Axelera hardware into its AI Pathfinder tool. This utility guides developers in choosing appropriate motherboard setups, GPUs, and accelerator cards for specific automation scenarios. Industrial teams looking to deploy real-time analysis tools can explore these verified configurations to accelerate development.
Source: ASRock Industrial
