Intel launches GPU D270 for AI inference with up to 480GB of memory on one card
The air-cooled 350W PCIe card, earlier codenamed Crescent Island, uses LPDDR5X instead of HBM. Intel says sampling has begun; its own card ships with 160GB.
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In short
Intel introduced the GPU D270 at the OCP Global Summit on 12 October 2026. The AI inference card, earlier codenamed Crescent Island, offers up to 480GB of LPDDR5X memory in a 350W, air-cooled PCIe card. Intel says customer sampling is under way.
What launched
Intel introduced its GPU D-Series of AI inference accelerators, earlier codenamed Crescent Island, at the Open Compute Project Global Summit on 12 October 2026.23 The first card is the GPU D270.23
Key specs
- Memory: up to 480GB of LPDDR5X per card, without HBM.123 StorageReview reports that Intel’s own branded card has 160GB, with 480GB versions coming from partners.2
- Compute: 32 Xe3P cores and 256 XMX matrix engines.13 StorageReview reports 1.3 petaflops of FP8 compute and 1.5TB/s of memory bandwidth.2
- Power and form: 350W, air-cooled, standard PCIe 5.0 card that fits existing servers.13
Intel says one card can hold models of up to about 300 billion parameters, and an eight-card server can go past one trillion, according to StorageReview.2
Why the memory matters
Running large models needs a lot of memory. LPDDR5X is slower than the HBM used on top AI chips but cheaper and easier to get, which matters during the current memory shortage.2 StorageReview notes that Intel’s current Gaudi 3 card has 128GB of HBM2e.2
Software
Intel’s page lists support for vLLM and PyTorch.1 Phoronix reports Linux driver support is progressing upstream.3
Availability
Intel says customer sampling is under way with server makers and cloud providers.2 Intel’s product page gives no shipping date or price.1
Same event
Nvidia contributed its Vera Rubin rack designs at the same summit, which we cover separately.
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What is the Intel GPU D270?
An AI inference card, earlier codenamed Crescent Island, with up to 480GB of LPDDR5X memory in a 350W PCIe card.
When can you buy it?
Intel says sampling has begun; no shipping date or price has been given.
Why does it use LPDDR5X?
It allows very large memory per card at lower cost than HBM, which helps run big models for inference.