CEO be stepping down to start a gaming business with generative AI software. Koduri's exit comes after five years at Intel and following the restructuring of Intel's AXG graphics unit that was announced late last year.
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Koduri was the head of AXG last year but returned to the position of Chief Architect after the restructuring, a position he had held since he first joined the company in 2017.
“Thank you @RajaXg for your many contributions to Intel technology and architecture – especially with high-performance graphics that helped bring 3 new product lines to market in '22. We wish you success as you build a new software company around generative AI for games, media, and entertainment,” Gelsinger said on Twitter.
Raja Koduri responded, thanking Gelsinger and Intel for his time at the company. Koduri also promised to share more information about his new adventures in the coming weeks.
Intel has already restructured its graphics unit, so the company tells us that no organizational changes are pending due to Koduri's departure. Intel's Jeff McVeigh will continue to serve in his current role as interim head of the AXG group as Intel searches for a permanent leader.
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Koduri joined Intel at the same time as former AMD member Jim Keller. Working with Keller and Murthy Renduchintala, Koduri helped design and align Intel's silicon portfolio under a new six-pillar strategy that leveraged the company's IP strengths. Unfortunately, this initiative lost steam after Keller and then Renduchintala left.
Koduri found himself leading the Architecture, Software, and Graphics positions and was ultimately promoted to Executive Vice President in April 2022.
During his tenure, he led the creation and launch of the Intel Arc and Ponte Vecchio graphics cards. He was also responsible for the development of Intel's first Bitcoin-mining 'Blockscale' ASICs, which are now in the shipping stage. On the one hand, considering that it was the first major company to enter the space in 25 years, Intel's entry into the GPU market was largely successful. However, the long-awaited Ponte Vecchio came late and the company recently decided to scrap its successor, Rialto Bridge.
Meanwhile, the Arc for desktop PCs have also been slow to arrive, making them less popular than Nvidia and AMD. Intel has been gradually lowering its prices as it upgrades drivers and performance post-launch, something that will continue even after Koduri steps down.
Koduri, who has spent four years at Apple, two stints at AMD totaling 13 years, and five and a half years at Intel, now aims to found a company around creative AI.
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information source: tomshardware.com
