Microsoft’s new AI chip makes it less reliant on Nvidia’s GPUs

Summary

Microsoft announced its third-generation Maia in-house AI chip, Maia 300, intended as the primary AI inference system for its products and services. The company says it will enter production rollout in 2027 and expects 40 percent more tokens per megawatt than leading GPU-based systems, according to Scott Guthrie, executive vice president of Microsoft's cloud group.

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