Intel Formally Launches GPU D270 at OCP Summit With 480GB LPDDR5X and 1.3 PFLOPS FP8

Intel formally introduced the GPU D270 (previously Crescent Island) at the OCP Global Summit on October 12, pitching the inference-focused Xe3P card with up to 480GB LPDDR5X, 1.3 PFLOPS of FP8 matrix compute, 1.5 TB/s memory bandwidth, 256 XMX engines and 350W air cooling in a standard PCIe 5.0 form factor. Intel's own build ships with 160GB, with 480GB versions coming via ODM partners; customer sampling is underway with broader availability targeted for 2027. The chip is positioned below Nvidia's Blackwell Ultra and AMD's MI455X on peak performance but far cheaper and denser on memory, Intel's bid to re-enter the AI data-center market after two prior GPU cancellations.