Microsoft Won’t Stop Buying AI Chips From Nvidia, AMD, Even After Launching Its Own, Nadella Says
Microsoft AI chips like Maia 200 complement—not replace—Nvidia and AMD purchases under Satya Nadella's hybrid cloud strategy.
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Microsoft Won’t Stop Buying AI Chips From Nvidia, AMD, Even After Launching Its Own, Nadella Says
Microsoft AI Chips Won't Replace Nvidia Partnership—Here's Why Will Microsoft stop buying Nvidia chips now that it has its own AI silicon? No. Despite launching its custom Maia 200 AI chip this week, CEO Satya Nadella confirmed the company will continue purchasing GPUs from Nvidia and AMD. The move reflects a pragmatic hybrid strategy: building specialized in-house hardware while maintaining critical partnerships to meet surging enterprise AI demand. Credit: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images This approach defies the narrative that tech giants must choose between custom silicon and third-party suppliers. Instead, Microsoft is betting that flexibility—not exclusivity—will power the next wave of cloud AI innovation. Maia 200 Makes Its Debut as an Inference Powerhouse Microsoft quietly deployed its first Maia 200 chips inside a production data center earlier this week, marking a milestone in its five-year custom silicon journey. Unlike training-focused chips from competitors, Maia 200 tar…
