Intel has faced challenges carving out a strong position in the AI chip market, where NVIDIA holds a near-monopoly and AMD’s offerings have been gaining more attention. This has prompted the company to rethink its strategy, shifting focus to the next-generation Gaudi “Jaguar Shores” GPUs and another, yet-to-be-announced GPU designed specifically for energy-efficient data centre workloads.
According to a source familiar with Intel’s plans, shared with CRN, the company is preparing not only the high-performance Jaguar Shores line but also a new series of GPUs optimised for low power consumption in data centres. While the new energy-efficient GPUs could launch sometime next year, no specific timeline has been confirmed.
A Potential Battlemage-Based GPU for AI Efficiency
Intel’s strategy appears to be twofold. The Gaudi Jaguar Shores GPUs are expected to handle demanding AI training tasks in large-scale deployments, while the upcoming low-power GPUs would focus on inference workloads, where efficiency is critical.
Although official specifications for the low-power GPUs are not yet available, it is believed they could be built on Intel’s Battlemage architecture—the same foundation used in the current generation of Arc gaming graphics cards—and aimed at the Edge AI market.
This move reflects Intel’s broader effort to regain footing across multiple technology fronts. Beyond AI for data centres, the company continues to face challenges in gaming GPUs and has seen its long-standing dominance in x86 processors erode in recent years due to growing competition from AMD.
