Apple has confirmed its use of Google's chips for Apple Intelligence, rather than Nvidia's. In a research paper released on Monday, Apple discussed the foundation language models powering its Apple Intelligence features, revealing the use of Google's TPUv4 and TPUv5p chips for training its artificial intelligence tools.
While Nvidia chips, known for their use of graphics processing units in AI processing, are highly sought after in the tech industry, Apple's research paper made no mention of their utilization. Nvidia currently dominates the AI chips market, with estimates suggesting they control over 70% of the market share, with chips costing tens of thousands of dollars.
On the other hand, Google employs its own TPU chips and offers them through its cloud service, which Apple has leveraged for its AI training needs. The research paper detailed Apple's use of 2,048 TPUv5p chips from Google to construct the AI model expected to operate on Apple devices like iPhones.
Although Apple did not explicitly rule out the use of Nvidia chips in its AI infrastructure, the collaboration with Google for training Apple Intelligence has been highlighted. The partnership between the two tech giants underscores the significance of specialized hardware in advancing AI capabilities.
Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Alphabet rank among the top companies globally by market capitalization. Nvidia's success in the AI chip market has been instrumental in propelling the company to a valuation exceeding $2 billion in recent years.
