Intel is looking to take market share from current leader Nvidia, which has an estimated 80% of the AI chip market.Intel says the new Gaudi 3 chip is over twice as power-efficient as and can run AI models one-and-a-half times faster thanH100 GPU. It also comes in different configurations like a bundle of eight Gaudi 3 chips on one motherboard or a card that can slot into existing systems.open-source Llama and the Abu Dhabi-backed Falcon.
Intel said that the new Gaudi 3 chips would be available to customers in the third quarter, and companies including"We do expect it to be highly competitive" with Nvidia's latest chips, said Das Kamhout, vice president of Xeon software at Intel, on a call with reporters."From our competitive pricing, our distinctive open integrated network on chip, we're using industry-standard Ethernet. We believe it's a strong offering.
Running generative AI and buying Nvidia GPUs can be expensive, and companies are looking for additional suppliers to help bring costs down. AMD is also looking to expand and sell more AI chips for servers. Last year, it introduced a new data center GPU called the MI300X, which already counts