On September 18, 2025, NVIDIA and Intel announced an agreement in which Intel will design and manufacture custom processors for data centers and PCs linked to NVIDIA products (with NVLink), in exchange for NVIDIA's investment of $5 billion in Intel stock. The goal is to accelerate AI infrastructure and deliver client computing chips that increase the performance of AI models on cloud and hardware. The collaboration enhances manufacturing options and expands competition with Asian alternatives. For users and the market, this could mean a greater abundance of processors and shorter innovation cycles. Future impact: A standardized push toward hardware and software standardization for AI.
Nvidia invests 5 billion in Intel and collaborates on computing.
