Nvidia to pay $23.28 per share of Intel common stock, Intel rises over 13% pre-market

Nvidia to pay $23.28 per share of Intel common stock, Intel rises over 13% pre-market

NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) have announced a significant collaboration that includes a $5 billion investment by NVIDIA in Intel's common stock. The investment, at $23.28 per share, has led to Intel's stock rising over 13% in pre-market trading on September 12, 2025 .

The partnership focuses on developing custom data center and personal computing products. Intel will design custom x86 CPUs for NVIDIA's AI infrastructure platforms and x86 system-on-chips integrating NVIDIA's RTX GPU chiplets for personal computing. This collaboration leverages NVIDIA's CUDA architecture and NVLink technology to integrate with Intel's CPU technologies and x86 ecosystem .

The strategic implications are substantial. For NVIDIA, the investment provides direct influence over CPU design optimized for their AI ecosystems while maintaining their GPU leadership. For Intel, it offers access to NVIDIA's industry-leading GPU technology and AI expertise, addressing a critical competitive gap .

The collaboration aims to create a unified computing platform spanning from data centers to consumer devices, with NVIDIA's CUDA architecture and Intel's x86 ecosystem working in concert. The integration via NVIDIA's NVLink technology eliminates traditional bottlenecks between GPUs and CPUs, potentially delivering exponential performance gains for AI workloads .

The partnership is expected to have significant implications for competing chip designers like AMD, Arm-based solutions, and custom silicon from hyperscalers, potentially establishing a new competitive benchmark in computing architecture .