Nvidia Buys Into Intel to Forge Next-Gen Chip Partnership
A $5 billion wager reshapes alliances in the chip world, positioning Nvidia and Intel as unlikely partners in the AI age.

The global chip industry has a new alliance reshaping the balance of power. Nvidia, the reigning titan of artificial intelligence hardware, is taking a bold gamble on Intel with a $5 billion investment that immediately makes it one of the struggling company’s largest shareholders. The move goes beyond money. It signals a strategic partnership that could redraw lines across AI servers, data centers, and the consumer PC market.
Nvidia’s purchase of a 4 percent stake in Intel at $23.28 per share comes at a time when Intel has been scrambling for relevance after years of failed turnarounds. For Nvidia, flush with cash from its AI dominance, the deal provides political capital and a new operating partner in critical U.S. markets. For Intel, the investment is a validation that it can still matter in an industry where Taiwan’s TSMC and Nvidia itself have taken the spotlight.
The move follows Washington’s unusual decision just weeks ago to take a 10 percent government stake in Intel, a sign of how central the company is to America’s technological and national security ambitions. Together with SoftBank’s $2 billion injection earlier this year, Intel now has billions in fresh backing to reinvent itself.
