# Did Generative AI kill the computational storage device?

> Samsung used AMD's Xilinx FPGA to power its SmartSSD storage device It promised to reduce enterprises' reliance on servers Computational storage devices, however, have faded just as Generative AI surged Samsung came up…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/pro/samsung-and-amd-made-a-revolutionary-ssd-together-then-it-was-left-to-wither-in-the-shadows-and-nobody-knows-exactly-why?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=68c983a61e14a98de109eb94)
- **Published:** 2025-09-16
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #generative-ai #samsung #amazon #amd #storage #computational #device #smartssd
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