OpenAI has announced a multibillion-dollar partnership with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) to develop AI data centers powered by AMD processors, marking a significant challenge to Nvidia's dominance in the market. The five-year deal includes a commitment from OpenAI to purchase 6 gigawatts of AMD chips, starting with the MI450 model, as demand for AI computing power continues to surge.

OpenAI has struck a deal with AMD that allows the AI company to take a 10% stake in the chipmaker, while deploying 6 gigawatts of AMD's Instinct GPUs over the coming years. This partnership, which includes a warrant for up to 160 million shares, is set to alleviate OpenAI's compute power limitations and positions AMD as a key player in the AI industry. The deal also reflects the evolving interdependencies in the AI supply chain, with OpenAI actively building its infrastructure capabilities.

Oracle and AMD are collaborating to establish a large data-center cluster utilizing 50,000 of AMD's MI450 AI chips, set to begin deployment in the third quarter of next year. This partnership aims to meet the surging demand for computing infrastructure and will extend beyond 2027.