LLVM Clang Merges Initial Support For NVIDIA Rigel Core With Next-Gen Rosa CPU
Earlier this week NVIDIA confirmed some basic details around their next-gen Rosa CPU that succeeds Vera. Among the public confirmation was that it will feature a "Rigel" Armv9.2-A core iterating on their Olympus core design. With the basic details published, NVIDIA immediately introduced Rigel core support into the GCC compiler. Now they have also upstreamed their initial Rigel core enablement into the LLVM Clang compiler...
NVIDIA is rapidly pushing its next-generation CPU architecture into open-source compiler toolchains to ensure broad developer adoption ahead of its anticipated release.
This indicates NVIDIA's serious intent to become a major player in the CPU market, directly challenging Intel and AMD, and further diversifying its hardware portfolio beyond GPUs.
NVIDIA is now publicly confirming and enabling its custom Arm-based CPU, Rigel, within critical compiler ecosystems, signifying its readiness for future market penetration.
- · NVIDIA
- · Arm Holdings
- · Cloud providers
- · Data Center operators
- · Intel
- · AMD (in server CPU market)
The availability of Rigel support in GCC and LLVM Clang will accelerate software optimization and developer readiness for NVIDIA's new CPU.
Increased competition in the server CPU market could drive down costs and accelerate innovation for data center infrastructure.
NVIDIA's expansion into custom CPUs might reduce its reliance on third-party CPU vendors, potentially leading to more integrated and optimized AI-specific server designs.
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