Intel launches graphics chips for gamers in effort to take on Nvidia
3 years ago

Intel launches graphics chips for gamers in effort to take on Nvidia

The Hindu  

Intel Corp on Tuesday said that it has started shipping new graphics chips aimed at PC gamers, a growing segment that has long eluded the chipmaker and is dominated by larger rival Nvidia Corp. Intel's Arc graphics chips help video games and other content look more realistic. The chips are Intel's first effort in many years in the market and will take on leader Nvidia, which had graphics chips sales of $9.8 billion in its most recent fiscal year, a 29% increase. At the Consumer Electronics Show on Tuesday, Intel said that it has reached deals with PC makers to offer the chips in 50 different models. Earlier on Tuesday, Nvidia said that its latest graphics chip for gamers has been adopted in 160 models from PC makers.

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Nvidia’s new GPU series led an avalanche of entertainment-related announcements at CES
2 days, 10 hours ago

Nvidia’s new GPU series led an avalanche of entertainment-related announcements at CES

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — In a packed Las Vegas arena, Nvidia founder Jensen Huang stood on stage and marveled over the crisp real-time computer graphics displayed on the screen behind him. “It would have been impossible without artificial intelligence.” The chipmaker and AI darling unveiled its GeForce RTX 50 Series desktop and laptop GPUs — powered by its new Blackwell artificial …

Intel Says Many PC Brands Using Its New AI-enabled Chip, Wants People To Upgrade PCs
1 year ago

Intel Says Many PC Brands Using Its New AI-enabled Chip, Wants People To Upgrade PCs

News 18  

-Intel on Thursday said that dozens of personal computer makers are using its newest chip, as the company and its customers try to entice consumers to upgrade their machines for a new era of chatbots. At a press event in New York, Intel said the new offering will be available in laptops from Dell Technologies, Microsoft, Lenovo Group and others …

Intel on Tuesday globally launched Arc A580 desktop graphics.
1 year, 2 months ago

Intel on Tuesday globally launched Arc A580 desktop graphics.

The Hindu  

Intel on Tuesday globally launched Arc A580 desktop graphics. The Intel Arc A580-based add-in cards bring a memory bandwidth of 512 gigabytes per second, surpassing competitors by more than double. These graphics cards include built-in Intel Xe Matrix Extensions AI engines, supporting Intel XeSS and excelling in various AI workloads. Intel Arc A580-based add-in cards are available at a starting …

Nvidia's dominance in AI chips deters funding for startups
1 year, 3 months ago

Nvidia's dominance in AI chips deters funding for startups

The Hindu  

Nvidia's supremacy in building computer chips for artificial intelligence has chilled venture funding for would-be rivals, investors said, with the number of U.S. deals this quarter falling 80% from a year ago. Nvidia has "indirectly" contributed to overall AI chip fundraising woes, because investors want "Home run only type investments with a huge investment, huge return," Mythic CEO Dave Rick …

The AI Boom Runs on Chips, but It Can’t Get Enough
1 year, 7 months ago

The AI Boom Runs on Chips, but It Can’t Get Enough

Live Mint  

The artificial-intelligence revolution is being likened by Google’s chief executive to humanity’s harnessing of fire. “Because there is a shortage, it’s about who you know," said Sharon Zhou, co-founder and CEO of Lamini, a startup that helps companies build AI models like chatbots. Chip costs vary, but Nvidia’s advanced AI chips are sold by some retailers for around $33,000, though …

Intel splits graphic chips unit into two
2 years ago

Intel splits graphic chips unit into two

The Hindu  

Intel Corp. is splitting its graphic chips unit into two, the company said on Wednesday, as it realigns the business to better compete with Nvidia Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices. The consumer graphics unit will be combined with Intel's client computing group, which makes chips for personal computers, while accelerated computing teams will join its data center and artificial intelligence …

Intel expands developer cloud to enable customers to try out new chips
2 years, 3 months ago

Intel expands developer cloud to enable customers to try out new chips

The Hindu  

Intel Corp. plans to expand the Intel Developer Cloud to allow customers to try a range of new chips before they hit the market, a move it hopes will lure more application developers to use its processors, the company said on Tuesday. "In some ways Intel is the biggest software company that you've never heard of," said Nick McKeown, who …

Intel launches new AI chips, challenging Nvidia’s market
2 years, 7 months ago

Intel launches new AI chips, challenging Nvidia’s market

The Hindu  

Intel Corp on Tuesday launched a new chip called Gaudi2 focused on artificial intelligence computing, as the chip manufacturer makes a bigger push into the AI chip market currently dominated by Nvidia Corp. Gaudi2 is the second generation processor by Habana Labs, an Israeli AI chip startup Intel bought in late 2019 for about $2 billion. “CUDA is not a …

Intel launches first Arc GPUs for laptops
2 years, 9 months ago

Intel launches first Arc GPUs for laptops

The Hindu  

Intel has launched the first discrete GPUs from its Arc A-Series graphics portfolio for laptops after unveiling the Arc brand in August last year. Intel’s Arc 3 graphics will be followed by its Arc 5 and Arc 7 products, which according to the company, would offer the same content-creation capabilities coupled with increased graphics and computing performance. The Arc 5 …

Can Intel make processors for Nvidia?
2 years, 9 months ago

Can Intel make processors for Nvidia?

The Hindu  

Nvidia and Intel are rival chip makers looking to carve out a piece of the semiconductor market. In 2020, Nvidia’s graphics processors accounted for about 95% of the Chinese market for AI servers, according to a white paper released by China’s IT Ministry. So, chief executive Jensen Huang’s gaze seems to settle on an American firm, which is also Nvidia’s …

Intel launches blockchain chip to tap crypto boom
2 years, 10 months ago

Intel launches blockchain chip to tap crypto boom

The Hindu  

Intel Corp on Friday launched a new chip for blockchain applications such as Bitcoin mining and minting NFTs to cash in on the rising usage of cryptocurrencies. The chip will ship later this year and the first customers include Block Inc, the Jack Dorsey-led firm that recently changed its name from Square Inc to highlight its growing focus on the …

Intel launches Arc brand for gaming GPUs
3 years, 4 months ago

Intel launches Arc brand for gaming GPUs

The Hindu  

Intel revealed its new Arc brand for high-performance graphics products including hardware, software and services, aimed at gamers. Intel explained the graphic products based on Xe HPG microarchitecture are designed to deliver scalability with advanced graphics features. The first generation Alchemist is equipped with hardware-based ray tracing and artificial intelligence-driven super sampling, that offers full support for DirectX 12 Ultimate. …

Nvidia sales surge as it struggles to keep gaming chips in stock
3 years, 10 months ago

Nvidia sales surge as it struggles to keep gaming chips in stock

The Hindu  

Nvidia Corp forecast better-than-expected fiscal first-quarter revenue on Wednesday, with its flagship gaming chips expected to remain in tight supply for the next several months. But the Santa Clara, California-based company's gaming chips have also regained popularity for mining cryptocurrency, a trend Nvidia is trying to counter by offering special mining chips in order to free up graphics chip supplies …

Intel Announces Iris Xe Max Discrete GPU for Enhanced AI and Encoding Performance
4 years, 2 months ago

Intel Announces Iris Xe Max Discrete GPU for Enhanced AI and Encoding Performance

News 18  

Intel’s 11th generation ‘Tiger Lake’ processors come with the company’s new integrated Intel Xe GPU. As more and more manufacturers are putting the Intel ‘Tiger Lake’ CPUs in their laptops, the company has announced that some of its ‘Tiger Lake’ processors will ship with a new Intel Iris Xe Max discrete GPU. The Intel Iris Xe Max GPU is based …

Intel launches 11th Gen Tiger Lake CPUs with integrated Xe graphics: All you need to know
4 years, 4 months ago

Intel launches 11th Gen Tiger Lake CPUs with integrated Xe graphics: All you need to know

India Today  

In a bid to counter the growing footprint of AMD in the laptop market, Intel has now officially announced its 11th Gen Tiger Lake processors for laptops. Intel’s 11th Gen Core processors are powered by the company’s new Willow Cove architecture built using a new “SuperFin” transistor. Intel also claims that the new 11th Gen chips will also bring about …

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