Enables accelerated generative AI inferencing and high-performance computing (HPC) with industry leading efficiency
Santa Clara, Calif. – May 15, 2025 – Achronix Semiconductor Corporation , the leader in data acceleration FPGAs, today announced the launch of the VectorPath® 815 (VP815), a new PCIe accelerator card powered by the industry- leading Speedster® 7t1500 FPGA, and engineered to meet the growing demands of AI workloads and high-performance computing (HPC).
FPGAs are uniquely suited for AI inferencing due to their massively parallel architecture, customizable data paths, and efficient handling of sparse and irregular computations — characteristics that traditional GPUs and CPUs struggle with.Unlike fixed-function ASICs, FPGAs provide hardware adaptability, allowing AI models to evolve over time without requiring new silicon.This adaptability is becoming increasingly valuable as AI models trend toward more efficient, lower precision (such as 1-bit, 2-bit and 4-bit) inferencing architectures, which significantly reduce computational overhead through low-precision operations.Achronix FPGAs, featuring integrated machine learning processors (MLPs), are specifically optimized for these compact, quantized workloads, offering unparalleled performance and seamless programmability for rapidly evolving AI applications.
The VectorPath 815 accelerator card exemplifies this capability by delivering unprecedented performance, flexibility, and accelerated time-to-market for high-efficiency AI inference deployments.
“ As AI and HPC workloads continue to demand extreme performance and energy efficiency, Achronix has developed the industry’s most advanced power/performance-optimized FPGA acceleration platform,” said Jansher Ashraf, Director of AI Solutions Business Development at Achronix. “The VectorPath 815 card delivers greater than 2,000 tokens per second with 10 ms inter-token latency (LLAMA 3.1-8B Instruct) for unmatched generative AI inferencing performance — enabling customers to accelerate bandwidth-intensive, low-latency applications with a greater than 3× total cost of ownership (TCO) advantage vs. competitive GPU solutions.”
VP815 Enables Organizations to Achieve Breakthrough AI Inferencing Performance
Why Choose the VP815?
VP815 Configuration
The VP815 accelerator card offers the following functionality:
The VP815 is fully supported by the Achronix ACE design tools, a leading FPGA development environment that supports Speedster7t FPGAs and Achronix Speedcore™ eFPGA IP.
Achronix Virtual Lab
Achronix introduces the Achronix Virtual Lab (AVL), a dedicated server cluster equipped with VectorPath 815 accelerator cards, enabling customers to efficiently test and evaluate FPGA designs optimized for AI inferencing and high-performance computing applications. The AVL provides remote, secure access to advanced hardware, accelerating development cycles and reducing time-to-market for innovative FPGA-based solutions.
The VectorPath 815 accelerator card is now available in volume production. Customers can access the Achronix Virtual Lab (AVL) for remote, streamlined evaluation of FPGA designs optimized for AI inferencing and high-performance computing. For availability and AVL access, please contact sales@achronix.com .