Raja Koduri, Chief Architect & Founder of Arc GPUs, Leaves Intel

wccftech.com:

Raja Koduri, who's contributions to Intel's graphics technologies, Arc line of graphics cards and helped bring forth three product lines to Intel, was announced by Pat Gelsinger this morning to leave the company, along with Randhir Thakur, at the end of this month.

Raja Koduri will be working with Thakur on "a new software company around generative AI for gaming, media, and entertainment," tweeted Pat Gelsinger, CEO of Intel. Koduri does not mention anything about the new venture in detail other than he plans to announce more in the coming weeks. He may wait until his time with Intel has concluded before publicizing his new venture. However, Koduri is on the board of directors and the chief technical officer for Makuta VFX, which deals in animation and visual effects.

Thank you @RajaXg for your many contributions to Intel tech & architecture-especially w/high-performance graphics that helped bring 3 new product lines to market in ‘22. Wishing you success as you create a new software co. around generative AI for gaming, media & entertainment.

— Pat Gelsinger (@PGelsinger) March 21, 2023

Raja Koduri joined Intel back in 2017 as the Chief Architect for Discrete GPUs and more. He held the role of Vice President and Chief Architect at Intel, focusing on graphics and technical advancements for the company. His work spanned AI, graphics, and processor technology to assist with Intel's zettascale initiatives and to advance memory and various architectures.

Before his role as VP, Koduri was the general manager of Accelerated Computing Systems and Graphics Group. He led the way to HPC and graphics solutions for discrete and integrated use that span consumer, business, and data center structures. He also led the development and