In reality, it may even be difficult for the generation after, Celestial, while it seems entirely possible for the next, Druid. That said, the filing of a patent does not mean in any case that Intel will finally take this path of the “chiplet” GPU, a solution which has however been retained for the design of the latest generations of CPUs, at both Intel and AMD. .
A chiplet GPU has indisputable advantages in terms of modularity and, therefore, flexibility: it is possible to play on the different associated elements and make them evolve independently. In fact, we often benefit from substantial gains in energy efficiency compared to a so-called monolithic chip.
On the other hand, the chiplet design poses serious “communication” questions, while the different constituent elements of the GPU must be able to correctly exchange data. The interconnections within the chip must be efficient so as not to cause a drop in performance. It is also rumored that Intel is not alone on this path.
However, AMD has finally decided to cancel the chiplet design once considered for the RDNA 4 generation and expected for CES 2025. On the NVIDIA side, there was also talk of a chiplet for Blackwell and the future GeForce RTX 5000, but again , everything suggests that this is no longer the case. GPU and chiplet, a future still to be built, so…
