India’s GPU War Is Heating Up 7 Finalists, 14,517 Chips, 1 AI Future
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India’s GPU infrastructure development is making significant strides with a recent announcement from the Ministry of Electronics and IT, which has shortlisted seven companies for the second round of its AI GPU tender. This initiative is part of a ₹10,000 crore mission aimed at establishing the nation’s AI compute backbone. The companies include Netmagic, Scy Future India, CPI Technologies, Wisco Technologies (backed by AWS), Locus, Yota Data Services, and Ishan Infotech (supported by Oracle). Technical presentations are set for May 14, indicating a competitive bidding process where over 14,500 GPUs are already on offer. Notably, this includes renowned GPUs such as NVIDIA H100s, AMD MI300s, and Intel Gaudi 3s. The GPUs will support various AI projects, including multilingual language models and a national-scale GenAI infrastructure, as India works towards AI self-reliance. With further rounds of bidding already in progress, the video highlights the growing importance of domestic AI capabilities in light of international geopolitical dynamics.