"Jaguar Shores" is Intel's Successor to "Falcon Shores" Accelerator for AI and HPC

[AleksandarK]

Intel has prepared "Jaguar Shores," its "next-next" generation AI and HPC accelerator, successor to its upcoming "Falcon Shores" GPU. Revealed during a technical workshop at the SC2024 conference, the chip was unveiled by Intel's Habana Labs division, albeit unintentionally. This announcement positions Jaguar Shores as the successor to Falcon Shores, which is scheduled to launch next year. While details about Jaguar Shores remain sparse, its designation suggests it could be a general-purpose GPU (GPGPU) aimed at both AI training, inferencing, and HPC tasks. Intel's strategy aligns with its push to incorporate advanced manufacturing nodes, such as the 18A process featuring RibbonFET and backside power delivery, which promise significant efficiency gains, so we can expect to see upcoming AI accelerators incorporating these technologies.

Intel's AI chip lineup has faced numerous challenges, including shifting plans for Falcon Shores, which has transitioned from a CPU-GPU hybrid to a standalone GPU, and cancellation of Ponte Vecchio. Despite financial constraints and job cuts, Intel has maintained its focus on developing cutting-edge AI solutions. "We continuously evaluate our roadmap to ensure it aligns with the evolving needs of our customers. While we don't have any new updates to share, we are committed to providing superior enterprise AI solutions across our CPU and accelerator/GPU portfolio." an Intel spokesperson stated. The announcement of Jaguar Shores shows Intel's determination to remain competitive. However, the company faces steep competition. NVIDIA and AMD continue to set benchmarks with performant designs, while Intel has struggled to capture a significant share of the AI training market. The company's Gaudi lineup ends with third generation, and Gaudi IP will get integrated into Falcon Shores.



With Jaguar Shores, Intel seeks to leverage its expertise in x86 architecture and manufacturing capabilities. "Our AI investments will complement and leverage our x86 franchise - with a focus on enterprise, cost-efficient inferencing. Our roadmap for Falcon Shores remains," said Intel's spokesperson for HPCWire a few months ago.

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[Vayra86]

More like washed ashore, checking life signs...

 

[Daven]

When reading about this elsewhere, it was mentioned that Ponte Vecchio was discontinued already. Data center max GPU we hardly knew ye.

 

[Ferrum Master]

They will miss the train. They will come so late when General Purpose designs will be in demise. Nvidia and AMD are hasting up as much they can, as they have in reality shitty designs as GPUs in their core logic.

Intel as usually doesn't read the room. Maybe it does, as it is only for share holders and telling we know it, we do it, some PR, but in the end they will cancel it either way, another larrabee or whatever.

 

[Tomorrow]

Release in 2028 after numerous delays and even then in limited quantities for a specific client. We've all see this before...

 

[tfp]

There is totally no hope they should just shut the company down instead of trying to break into a high margin market. /s

 

[Nhonho]

With Nvidia's dominance in the GPU, AI and HPC market and with its imminent entry into the consumer CPU market, I can only foresee Intel suffering successive losses until it goes bankrupt and be acquired.

 

[tfp]

Then you should see and have seen the same for AMD over the past 20 years. There is why too much exaggeration of Intel's problems. Even if they don't fix them it will take years before they are bankrupt just like AMD was running at a loss for years and did not go bankrupt.

Based on people's logic here NVDA shouldn't try to get into the CPU market because well it's lower margin and there are already so many strong players, they will be behind.

 

[Daven]

Oh, it looks like TPU reported on Ponte Vecchio being cancelled back in May. I guess I missed it. Thanks for the link, AleksandarK.