Future Nvidia GPUs could be manufactured by Intel
In the tech world, some things sound more implausible than others. This is one such implausibility: could your next Nvidia GPU come out of an Intel foundry? According to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Nvidia is considering it.
Huang’s comments came at a Q&A session yesterday (via Tom's Hardware). Discussion around Intel’s Foundry services led to the surprising comments. «We are very open-minded to considering Intel, and I'm delighted by the efforts that they're making,» Huang said. If Intel’s process technology can deliver a favourable combination of clock frequency and power consumption, why wouldn't Nvidia want to explore the option?
Even though Intel is set to directly compete with Nvidia in the GPU market, the discussions have been confirmed by Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger. He told Reuters that Intel is «thrilled for their interest in using our foundry capabilities.» He said discussions with Nvidia were ongoing.
Ongoing global supply chain issues and an over reliance on TSMC is leading to some interesting chipmaking dynamics. Competing foundries including Intel and Samsung are spending tens of billions of dollars to increase their manufacturing capabilities. All that upcoming capacity is definitely shaking things up. A few years ago, the chances of Intel making Nvidia chips would have been inconceivable given the sometimes acrimonious relationship between the two companies.
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Discussion moved towards the topic of sharing valuable secrets with Intel, but Huang dismissed this, saying that «we have been working closely with Intel, sharing with
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