• Qualcomm’s 2019-vintage AI100 chip finally scores a major deployment - Saudi Arabia’s Humain takes delivery of 1,024 systems Better late than never, we suppose. • Get Tom’s Hardware’s best news and in-depth reviews, straight to your inbox. • You are now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful It’s perfectly normal to consider that Nvidia and AMD are the only players in the AI accelerator space, at least for the time being. • Other marques want a slice of that pie, though, and Qualcomm is among them. • The Snapdragon maker has finally scored a big deployment, installing 1,024 AI100 chips in Saudi Arabia’s Humain outfit, its CEO announced. • There’s only one slight issue, though: AI100 unveiled in 2019, and is looking pretty old by today’s standards.

Article Summaries:

  • Qualcomm’s 2019‑era AI100 accelerator has secured its first large‑scale deployment when Saudi Arabia’s Humain announced delivery of 1,024 AI100 cards. The chip, available as a drop‑in card since 2023, offers only 128 GB of memory and can run models up to roughly 32 B parameters-small by 2026 standards. Humain’s choice appears driven by supply constraints, as newer silicon is in back‑order and in high demand from firms such as OpenAI and Oracle. The company also partners with Nvidia and AMD, and Qualcomm plans to release newer AI200 and AI250 chips in 2026 and 2027, respectively.

Sources: