AMD has announced new details of its collaboration with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team, which increases aerodynamic testing capacity and contributes to the Mercedes-AMG Petronas team winning its eighth Constructors' Championship at the end of the 2021 racing season. Using AMD EPYC processors, the team was able to achieve a 1 percent performance boost for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) workloads used to model and test the aerodynamic flow of F20 vehicles.
“We are proud to partner with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 Team, a highly respected F1 team operating at the cutting edge of racing and technology,” said Dan McNamara, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Server Business Unit, AMD. For F1 teams, having the most effective computational analysis of aerodynamics means the difference between winning and losing a race. “With AMD EPYC processors that provide faster computing at a lower cost than the previous supplier, the Mercedes-AMG F1 team will be as competitive as possible on the track and in the data center.”
Simon Williams, Head of Aero Development Software at Mercedes-AMG, said: “AMD EPYC processors are very reliable and provide us with a platform that delivers the highest possible level of aerodynamic performance to achieve our goal of faster iterative performance. We achieved a 20 percent performance improvement over our previous system, halving our CFD workload time. This is a big step up compared to our past gains of one or two percent,” he continued.
AMD EPYC processors provide a 20 percent performance increase for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) workloads compared to the team's previous server.
Using AMD EPYC processors, the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 team pushes the limits of what is possible with CFD by developing groundbreaking aerodynamics while delivering the price-performance needed to meet the budget regulations imposed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).
AMD and Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 Team announced a multi-year partnership, first in 2020, combining the two companies' passion for high performance.
Be the first to comment