Intel Challenges Nvidia with New Processor: Intel has unveiled a new version of its artificial intelligence chip,
aimed at competing with Nvidia Corp,
within a rapidly growing sector in the semiconductor industry.
The updated processor, named “Gaudi 3,” will be widely available in the third quarter of the year,
according to Intel’s announcement at a company event early Tuesday morning.
The chip is designed to enhance performance in two main areas: assisting in training artificial intelligence systems,
which involves inundating the system with data, and running final applications.

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The Growth of Artificial Intelligence

More Efficient Processor

Other Competitors

The Growth of Artificial Intelligence

Technology companies have rushed to acquire acceleration chips with the increasing demand for artificial intelligence services.
However, Nvidia has captured the largest share of the gains from this demand
. Pat Gelsinger, CEO of Intel, noted that previous versions of the
“Gaudi” chip did not achieve the market success the company had hoped for.
The new version is expected to have a more significant impact.

Challenging Nvidia will not be easy. Nvidia’s significant success with its
“H100” acceleration chip has doubled its revenue and increased its market value to two trillion dollars.
Now, Nvidia aims to continue its progress through a new chip manufacturing platform called “Blackwell,”
which was recently announced. Systems based on this product are expected to be available later this year.

More Efficient Processor

According to Intel’s assessments, the “Gaudi 3” processor will be faster and more energy-efficient than Nvidia’s “H100” chip.
The company claims it will be able to train certain types of artificial intelligence models 1.7 times faster
and be 1.5 times more efficient in running applications.
Intel mentioned that the new processor would be roughly similar to Nvidia’s latest “H200” processor,
performing better in some aspects and less so in others.

Intel, headquartered in Santa Clara, California, stated that it cannot compare with
Nvidia’s “Blackwell” chips until they become publicly available.

Other Competitors

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), a traditional competitor of Intel in personal computer processors,
is also competing in this field, unveiling a set of accelerators named “MI300” last December.

Gelsinger from Intel emphasizes that his ambitions go beyond merely catching up with Nvidia.
He expects artificial intelligence to benefit the industry significantly,
primarily as the technology extends beyond its current focus in companies like
Microsoft and Google’s Alphabet data centers.
Personal devices, mobile phones, and network devices will need chips capable of
handling artificial intelligence tasks and providing immediate feedback to users,
which may not always be possible with remote server farms.

Intel Challenges Nvidia with New Processor

Intel Challenges NVIDIA with New Processor

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