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AMD has expanded its Versal Prime Series Gen 2 adaptive SoC family with three new devices designed for embedded applications that need high compute performance in smaller footprints. The new Versal 2VM3454, 2VM3254, and 2VM3104 devices target systems in industrial IoT, Pro AV, broadcast, robotics, and edge AI applications.

The announcement follows the rollout of AMD’s first Versal Prime Gen 2 production devices, which began shipping in late 2025. Several earlier devices in the family are already in production or sampling, and the company is now extending the range with parts optimized for more space-constrained designs.

For eeNews Europe readers developing embedded and industrial systems, the new devices highlight the growing need for scalable adaptive computing platforms that combine AI processing, programmable logic, and real-time control in compact packages. The smaller form factors also address increasing design pressures around power consumption, thermal management, and board space.

Smaller footprint, high compute performance

The latest Versal Prime Gen 2 devices use a streamlined processing architecture compared with AMD’s larger eight-core variants. The new chips integrate four Arm Cortex-A78AE application processors, six Cortex-R52 real-time cores, and a smaller Arm Mali-G78AE GPU.

According to AMD, the devices still provide up to 5x higher scalar compute performance than existing AMD adaptive SoCs, while offering greater programmable logic density per square millimeter than comparable larger devices.

The smallest devices in the family, the 2VM3254 and 2VM3104, come in packages as small as 23 mm x 23 mm. AMD says this represents a 27% reduction compared with the previous minimum package size available in the Versal Prime Gen 2 portfolio.

The adaptive SoCs also support DDR5 and LPDDR5X memory, alongside integrated video encode/decode IP, making them suitable for embedded vision, video processing, and AI-enabled edge systems.

Scalable platform for evolving designs

AMD is positioning the Versal Prime Gen 2 family as a scalable platform that allows customers to reuse software and IP across multiple products while balancing performance, power, and size requirements.

One key feature is that the Versal 2VM3654, 2VM3454, 2VM3254, and 2VM3104 devices share a common footprint. This enables developers to design a single PCB platform and later migrate between devices without redesigning the hardware.

The approach could help shorten development cycles and reduce engineering costs for industrial and embedded OEMs, particularly in applications where system requirements change over time.

The Versal 2VM3654 and 2VM3454 devices are expected to begin sampling later this year. AMD said early access design tools for the 2VM3654 are already available, while the smaller 2VM3254 and 2VM3104 devices are expected to become available in 2027.

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