ROCm
ROCm (Radeon Open Compute) is an open-source software platform developed by AMD for GPU-accelerated computing, particularly for machine learning, high-performance computing (HPC), and scientific workloads. It provides a comprehensive ecosystem of tools, libraries, and compilers that enable developers to harness the power of AMD GPUs for parallel processing tasks. The platform supports programming models like HIP (Heterogeneous-Compute Interface for Portability) and OpenCL, allowing code to run on both AMD and NVIDIA GPUs with minimal changes.
Developers should learn and use ROCm when working on GPU-accelerated applications, especially in fields like AI/ML, data science, and HPC, where AMD GPUs are deployed. It is particularly valuable for projects requiring open-source solutions, cross-vendor portability, or cost-effective GPU computing alternatives to proprietary platforms. Use cases include training deep learning models, running simulations, and processing large datasets with frameworks like PyTorch and TensorFlow that have ROCm support.