--- title: AMD's ROCm HRX Loom v0.1 Released For Targeting AMD... description: AMD released Loom SDK v0.1, the first tagged version of its compiler and IR stack within ROCm HRX (HIP Runtime Extended). Loom compiles kernels and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/amd-s-rocm-hrx-loom-v0-1-released-for-targeting-amd-cpus-gpus-npus-x1zejxmns twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: AMD's ROCm HRX Loom v0.1 Released For Targeting AMD CPUs, GPUs & NPUs | daily.dev og:description: AMD released Loom SDK v0.1, the first tagged version of its compiler and IR stack within ROCm HRX (HIP Runtime Extended). 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It targets AMDGPU HSA emission for GPU execution and SPIR-V/Vulkan for portable execution, with x86 and WebAssembly support still maturing. The SDK packages a compiler, runtime, Python APIs, and command-line tools including loom-fetch and loom-serve, and it's available on GitHub or via pip as the hrx-loom package. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is Loom in AMD's ROCm HRX system? Loom is a specialized compiler and IR stack within ROCm HRX (HIP Runtime Extended) that compiles kernels and asynchronous device programs, links model programs, and specializes them for execution on CPUs, AMD GPUs, and AMD NPUs. It carries source facts, target facts, configuration, correctness cases, and compiler reports through the same authoring and execution path. _Engineers evaluating AMD's evolving compiler toolchain can follow ROCm updates like this on daily.dev._ ### How do I install the hrx-loom SDK for AMD ROCm? The Loom SDK v0.1 release can be downloaded from GitHub at ROCm/hrx-system, or installed via Python's pip as the hrx-loom package. The SDK packages the compiler, runtime, Python APIs, and command-line tools, including loom-fetch for installing a model's programs and assets, and loom-serve for serving requests over HTTP. _Developers setting up AMD AI toolchains can track new SDK releases like this on daily.dev._ ### What target backends does AMD's Loom compiler support? Loom supports AMDGPU HSA emission for native GPU execution, SPIR-V/Vulkan for portable execution across devices, and x86 and WebAssembly targets that are still maturing. This lets a single compiled program be specialized for different AMD CPUs, GPUs, and NPUs without separate codebases. _Teams weighing portable compute backends can keep tabs on AMD's Loom progress via daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [AMD Jumps From ROCm 7.14 To ROCm 10.0 With ROCm.AI](https://daily.dev/posts/amd-jumps-from-rocm-7-14-to-rocm-10-0-with-rocm-ai-teqeyhyhd) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Lemonade 11.9 Local AI Server Released With Super Exciting AMD ROCm HRX Backend](https://daily.dev/posts/lemonade-11-9-local-ai-server-released-with-super-exciting-amd-rocm-hrx-backend-oqelo2sdt) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [AMD shipped Nvidia's new AI laptop over a year ago, and the software is finally catching up](https://daily.dev/posts/amd-shipped-nvidia-s-new-ai-laptop-over-a-year-ago-and-the-software-is-finally-catching-up-dmpfkpzdo) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Taking on CUDA With ROCm: ‘One Step After Another’](https://daily.dev/posts/taking-on-cuda-with-rocm-one-step-after-another--phdwbyfxz) · Hacker News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#gpu](https://daily.dev/tags/gpu), [#amd](https://daily.dev/tags/amd), [#rocm](https://daily.dev/tags/rocm) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/amd-s-rocm-hrx-loom-v0-1-released-for-targeting-amd-cpus-gpus-npus-x1zejxmns) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"AMD's ROCm HRX Loom v0.1 Released For Targeting AMD CPUs, GPUs \u0026 NPUs","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/amd-s-rocm-hrx-loom-v0-1-released-for-targeting-amd-cpus-gpus-npus-x1zejxmns","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/amd-s-rocm-hrx-loom-v0-1-released-for-targeting-amd-cpus-gpus-npus-x1zejxmns"},"datePublished":"2026-10-29T10:22:52.379Z","dateModified":"2026-10-29T10:25:50.205Z","description":"AMD released Loom SDK v0.1, the first tagged version of its compiler and IR stack within ROCm HRX (HIP Runtime Extended). 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