OpenAI has entered into a multi-year partnership with AMD that will see the chipmaker supply up to 6 gigawatts of AI computing power using its upcoming Instinct MI450 GPUs. The first facility under this deal is expected to go live in the second half of 2026 with a capacity of one gigawatt. The agreement highlights the growing scale of OpenAI’s infrastructure expansion and the company’s efforts to secure as much compute power as possible to meet its rising AI demands.
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, said the partnership will help the company build enough AI infrastructure to support its growing computational needs. The deal positions AMD as a stronger competitor to Nvidia in the AI hardware market, although Nvidia still leads in overall scale and revenue.
