273
Intel announced plans to start making GPUs, challenging NVIDIA's dominance (techcrunch.com)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
65 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 254 points 9 months ago (18 children)

I had to check the date on the article. They've been making GPUs for 3 years now, but I guess this announcement--although weird--is a sign that Arc is here to stay, which is good news.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • hideshow 18 child comments
    •
  • [–] 109 points 9 months ago (10 children)

    This article was based off what the CEO said at the Second Annual AI Summit, following the news of their new head of GPU hire who says he "will lead GPU engineering with a focus on AI at Intel". The AI pivot is the actual news.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 10 child comments
    •
  • [–] 28 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Oh so they will actually not focus on GPUs as end consumer products for you and me. They’re just like Nvidia and AMD. This news really just shows how cooked gaming is.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment
    •
  • [–] 9 points 9 months ago

    It's not even a pivot. They've been focusing on AI already. I'm sure they want it to seem like a pivot (and build up hype); the times before apparently just having the hardware and software wasn't enough. nobody cared when the gaudi cards came out, nobody uses sycl or onednn, etc

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    I was sure their focus was already on AI. Bought an Arc a770 when I first built my PC. It was alright, but the gaming aspect had a lot of flaws.

    Each driver update had some improvements, but the bulk of it felt like AI bullshit.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • [–] 10 points 9 months ago (5 children)

    The actual chips are farmed out to TSMC, I don't believe they've made any in house so I'm guessing maybe they've decided that they're going to do that sometimes now? But then, even some of their CPUs are made by TSMC so I could be on a very wrong path.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 5 child comments
    •
  • [–] 15 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    TSMC is how they stay competitive; that’s what everyone else uses

    Intel is still catching up with 18A

    The 18A production node itself is designed to prove that Intel can not only create a compelling CPU architecture but also manufacture it internally on a technology node competitive with TSMC's best offerings.

    https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intels-18a-production-starts-before-tsmcs-competing-n2-tech-heres-how-the-two-process-nodes-compare

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 3 child comments
    •
  • [–] -2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    You are a bit out of date. I cant say what I know, but tsmc is just one player now. Semiconductor industry is about to make some jumps.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
    •