Intel Says Falcon GPUs Will Continue: Restructuring Policy Won’t Affect AI Roadmap
Intel is undergoing a rough business patch, one of the most challenging financial periods the firm has witnessed in its history. Amid this, uncertainties surround how Team Blue will move forward regarding planned consumer and clientele lineups, mainly since the firm is taking drastic measures to reduce spending and recover losses. However, Intel has come forward and clarified that their AI GPU lineups, existing and future ones, won’t have any impact from the restructuring measures and that they are pretty optimistic about their accelerator portfolio.
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HPCWire reports that an Intel representative verified that both Falcon Shores and Gaudi AI GPU lineups are on schedule. The firm believes that global client, edge, and data center businesses are expected to benefit tremendously from Intel’s AI roadmap, so Team Blue has decided to proceed with them without causing any delays. Here is what the spokesperson said:
“Our AI investments will complement and leverage our x86 franchise – with a focus on enterprise, cost-efficient inferencing. Our roadmap for Falcon Shores remains. Coupled with Xeon, our accelerator portfolio and investment in optimizations at a systems level are critical to our path forward and growth in Enterprise AI.
Intel’s Spokesperson via HPCWire”
For those unaware, Intel’s Falcon Shores AI GPUs are set to be a “pivotal” product for the firm when it comes to making a stride in the AI markets since Team Blue has decided to opt with TSMC completely this time, and by far, this move is working out for them, in the case of Lunar Lake SoCs. Intel plans on adopting an aggressive product portfolio with Falcon Shores rather than just “specializing” in a set of products, which means that it will diversify the lineup to cater to all types of client segments.
Regarding specifications, it is an aid that Falcon Shores will debut with TSMC’s 3nm process and CoWoS-R packaging, with a reported TDP of 1500W. NVIDIA’s Blackwell products utilize both key elements, which will surely make Falcon Shores a competitive product in terms of computing power in the market.
Another interesting fact to note is that Intel is positioning its AI portfolio to align with industry leaders, mainly NVIDIA. A prime example of this is how Intel’s newly introduced Xeon 6 “Granite Rapids” SKUs are being tested alongside NVIDIA’s AI accelerators. This will ultimately allow Team Blue to tap into the mainstream markets, potentially bringing in a revival of the firm’s data center business.
