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QUICK SPARK: This Startup Got AMD Chips to 80% of Nvidia's Speed at Half the Cost

Sep 1, 2026 · 12:29 PM ET· updated 1h ago
QUICK SPARK: This Startup Got AMD Chips to 80% of Nvidia's Speed at Half the Cost

Wafer raised $40 million to optimize AI inference on non-Nvidia chips, challenging one of Nvidia's biggest advantages: its software ecosystem.

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A new company figured out how to make AMD chips run AI tasks almost as fast as Nvidia's, but for much less money. This matters because it shows Nvidia's biggest strength—having the best software—might face real competition, which could change how people think about chip prices.

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