Intel bets on a cheaper AI inference GPU to shake up data-center chips this year
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Intel plans to ship its Crescent Island AI data-centre GPU by year-end to accelerate inference, using cheaper LPDDR5 memory and air cooling to cut cost vs Nvidia/AMD. Led by Kevork Kechichian, it marks Intel’s first major AI infrastructure push under CEO Lip-Bu Tan, with limited initial shipments after an 18-month development. The chip targets cheaper memory and cooling, aims to compete on price and power, and Intel is pursuing in-house foundry plans with potential China sales under export controls as it rebuilds its AI hardware business.
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