
Qualcomm releases two AI chips aimed at challenging NVIDIA's position in the artificial intelligence accelerator market
Qualcomm is entering the artificial intelligence (AI) data center market with new chips and computers, aiming to challenge NVIDIA. Qualcomm's new products, including the AI200 and AI250, will be offered as standalone components, cards, or complete server racks.
The AI200 will start shipping next year and will be available in three forms: as a standalone component, as a card that can be added to existing machines, or as part of a complete server rack provided by Qualcomm. The first customers will be the AI startup Humain from Saudi Arabia, which plans to deploy 200 megawatts of computing power based on the new chips starting in 2026.
Following the initial products, the AI250 will be launched in 2027. If supplied solely as a chip, the component can run in devices based on NVIDIA or other competitors' processors. If offered as a complete server, it will compete with products from these chip manufacturers.
Qualcomm's new chips will provide unprecedented memory capacity, equipped with up to 768 GB of low-power double data rate dynamic random-access memory (LPDDR DRAM)
