Intel will ship a new graphics processing unit designed for AI inference tasks by the end of this year. The chip uses lower-cost memory and air cooling to undercut rivals Nvidia and AMD.
The US chipmaker unveiled the Crescent Island GPU in October as part of efforts to regain ground in the AI semiconductor market. Kevork Kechichian, who leads Intel’s data center group, said the company is “starting with the basics” and will not target the model training segment after its earlier Gaudi product saw weak sales and a successor was cancelled last year.