Future Nvidia GPUs could be manufactured by Intel

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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.

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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 them our roadmap long before we share it with the public, for years. Intel has known our secrets for years. AMD has known our secrets for years. We are sophisticated and mature enough to realise that we have to collaborate.”

The sharing of info isn’t as surprising as it sounds. We see it with companies such as Apple and Samsung, both of which make competing products. There are so many industry standards and things such as API development that require collaboration between companies, though not often to this degree. Should Intel manufacture Nvidia GPUs, it will necessarily be exposed to Nvidia’s closely held IP. Intel is hard at work on its own line of GPUs and it surely wouldn't mind a peek under the hood of Nvidia's future tech. Of course, there would be ironclad NDAs or Chinese walls to prevent shenanigans.

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