Intel will build custom x86 CPUs for Nvidia's AI infrastructure as world's largest company invests $5 billion in beleaguered tech firm - and don't discount a data center x86 APU

Nvidia remains committed to its Arm-based processors alongside the new Intel partnership

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News By Wayne Williams published 18 September 2025

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  • Nvidia invests $5 billion in Intel as part of a surprise new collaboration
  • Intel to design custom x86 CPUs for Nvidia data center platforms
  • New Intel x86 RTX SoCs with Nvidia GPUs to power future PCs

Intel and Nvidia have announced a wide-ranging partnership which will will see the former design and manufacture custom x86 processors for Nvidia’s data center platforms, as well as build new consumer chips for the PC market.

The agreement will also see Nvidia investing $5 billion in Intel’s common stock at $23.28 per share, pending regulatory approval.

“AI is powering a new industrial revolution and reinventing every layer of the computing stack - from silicon to systems to software," said Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.

"At the heart of this reinvention is Nvidia’s CUDA architecture. This historic collaboration tightly couples Nvidia’s AI and accelerated computing stack with Intel’s CPUs and the vast x86 ecosystem - a fusion of two world-class platforms. Together, we will expand our ecosystems and lay the foundation for the next era of computing.”

Landmark deal - but questions remain

The companies said they plan to develop multiple generations of products together.

For the data center, Intel will build Nvidia-custom x86 CPUs that Nvidia will integrate into its AI infrastructure.

For PCs, Intel will manufacture x86 system-on-chips that integrate Nvidia RTX GPU chiplets connected via NVLink.

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