Back in April of 2023 we announced the AMD Alveo™ MA35D media accelerator to much fanfare, if you’re not yet up to speed on that, or you just want to relive the excitement, you can find the announcement here. After showcasing our newest accelerator at the NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) Show, we were able to realize the culmination of years of learnings, planning, and good old-fashioned hard work in launching the industry’s first 5nm ASIC-based media accelerator, purpose-built for interactive streaming at scale. With that we are pleased to announce the expansion of the Alveo Media Acceleration portfolio alongside the AMD Alveo™ U30. With the launch and early-access program now behind us, it’s time to really get started.
Yes, the production release of the AMD Alveo MA35D media accelerator is here, along with the AMD Advanced Media Acceleration (AMA) SDK 1.0 available on Github. The combined hardware and software solution are ushering in a new era of media acceleration at scale by enabling developers to cost effectively scale their video streaming solutions including,
- Video collaboration
- Social streaming
- Live events
- Cloud gaming
- Watch parties
This is all enabled via improved Video Quality, ultra-low latency, and high density (up to 32x 1080p60 or 64x 1080p30 streams per card) and low power (1W per 1080p60) video pipeline. The Alveo MA35D card offers a highly scalable video acceleration solution without sacrificing video quality for live and interactive streaming applications.
The Alveo MA35D card accelerates a complete video pipeline including decode, scaling and compositing, ABR ladder and encode.
Accelerating the Whole Video Pipeline
With the 1.0 release of the SDK, key features include production support for video pipelines using decode, ABR ladders, and encode. Looking ahead, SDK 1.1 is planned for Q1 2024 and is expected to enable compositing and overlay support.
This SDK supports multiple options for developers to integrate their application on MA35D: FFMPEG, Gstreamer and C API interfaces.
Full Video SDK Now Available on Github
The full solution will benefit developer applications, using the H.264, H.265, and AV1 video standards, via
- Up to 4x 4kp60 (H264, H265, AV1) + 4x 4kp60 AV1 yuv420p encodes or transcodes per card.
- Options for Ultra-low latency and Normal latency modes
- Creation of high quality ABR ladders
- with the option to change encoding bitrate and standard in the ladder
- Consistent frame generation time compared to other solutions.
See the online documentation for examples, card performance, installation, and OS support.
Targeted 5nm ASIC for Interactive Streaming
(2x per Card)
With the production release of the Alveo MA35D card in full swing and the AMD AMA SDK 1.0 now available we are excited to provide general access to the video streaming community seeking to scale their interactive media service while helping to reduce cost.
To get started you can download the SDK or contact us to order production Alveo MA35D cards.
