Back in late 2023 ASRock announced AI QuickSet to make it easier to get up and running with AI workloads on their hardware under Windows or Linux. Today they announced their second incarnation of that as “AI QuickSet WSL” as making it quicker and easier to setup AMD ROCm under Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and streamlining the deployment of various AI Linux software packages under WSL.
ASRock’s AI QuickSet WSL aims to make it easy to “run Linux AI apps on Windows” via the automated ROCm setup under WSL and installing/configuring popular AI software packages for accelerated execution under WSL+ROCm.
ASRock’s announcement today sums up AI QuickSet WSL as:
“Traditionally, creating a proper AI development environment on Windows® involves a multi-step, cumbersome process. Crucially, many cutting-edge AI applications have been developed to run primarily on Linux, posing significant challenges for users trying to operate them effectively on Windows. This barrier to entry can discourage newcomers and consume valuable time for even seasoned developers.
ASRock’s AI QuickSet WSL directly addresses this challenge by automating the entire workflow. Built on the AMD ROCm™ platform for high-performance computing, the tool ensures that the WSL environment is pre-configured for GPU acceleration on ASRock’s latest AMD Radeon™ RX 9000 series graphics cards, maximizing performance out of the box. Beyond foundational frameworks like PyTorch (optimized for ROCm™), ASRock’s AI QuickSet WSL comes bundled with several ready-to-use applications. These include Audiocraft f for generating novel music from text prompts, Image/Manga Translator for image and manga translation, PixtoonLab for transforming portraits into cartoon avatars, and Video Background Remover & Changer for effortlessly removing or replacing video backgrounds.”
This easy Linux AI experience for Windows depends upon having an ASRock Radeon RX 7900 series graphics card or neewer. Both AMD and Intel platforms are supported. More details for those interested in using ROCm + WSL on Windows with ASRock graphics cards can learn more via the AI QuickSet WSL page.
