Beyond Nvidia: AMD and Broadcom Emerge as Viable AI Chip Alternatives
Nvidia's dominance in AI infrastructure remains unchallenged, with its GPUs powering 94% of large language model training and data center revenue hitting $41.1 billion last quarter. Yet market dynamics are shifting as hyperscalers seek cost diversification, creating opportunities for challengers.
AMD positions itself as a formidable inference-chip contender, leveraging its GPU architecture to capture demand from major AI model operators. Meanwhile, Broadcom's diversified semiconductor portfolio offers infrastructure alternatives beyond Nvidia's ecosystem. Both companies benefit from the industry's strategic pivot toward inference workloads and supply chain redundancy.