Specifications
Ordering Part Number
A-UL3524-P16G-PQ-G
Product
AMD Alveo UL3524 Accelerator Card
FPGA
AMD Virtex UltraScale+ (built for electronic trading)
Transceiver Latency
less than 3 ns
Network Interface
4× QSFP-DD
Host Interface
PCIe Gen4 x8
Thermal Design Power
125 W TDP
Total Card Load
180 W (PCIe mode) / 150 W (appliance mode)
Form Factor
Full-height, three-quarter length, single slot
Cooling
Passive
Weight
832 g
Performance Claim
7× greater performance than previous FPGA technology
Successor
AMD Alveo UL3422 — same FPGA family in half the card size
Target Market
Proprietary trading, market makers, hedge funds, brokerages, exchanges
Overview
The AMD Alveo UL3524 is a purpose-built fintech accelerator for ultra-low-latency electronic trading. It is powered by a Virtex UltraScale+ FPGA and uses a breakthrough transceiver architecture to achieve less than 3 ns latency for trade execution — AMD quotes 7x greater performance than the previous generation of FPGA technology.
The card offers four QSFP-DD network interfaces on a PCIe Gen4 x8 host link, in a full-height, three-quarter-length single-slot passively cooled form factor. TDP is 125 W, with a total electrical card load of 180 W in PCIe mode or 150 W in appliance mode.
It is deployed by trading firms and solution partners for custom algorithm development and AI-enabled trading strategies. The later Alveo UL3422 carries the same FPGA family into half the card size for higher rack density. QS Compute supplies both with volume pricing and 15-day sample lead time.
Key Benefits
less than 3 ns transceiver latency for world-class trade execution; 4× QSFP-DD for high port count in one slot; PCIe Gen4 x8 host link; passively cooled 125 W TDP fits standard server airflow; mature trading toolchain with AMD and partner IP.
Applications
Ultra-low-latency trade execution and market-data handling; custom algorithmic trading and AI-enabled strategy offload; exchange and brokerage infrastructure; latency-critical measurement and risk engines.
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