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A GPU-style accelerator card and a smaller, differently shaped inference-only board on the same bright bench, a single connecting cable caught mid-plug between the two, its connector not yet seated in either

Why Would Nvidia Buy the Chip Designed to Kill the GPU?

Groq built its entire business on the argument that GPUs are the wrong architecture for AI inference. Nvidia's reported move into Groq's technology is either the smartest hedge in the industry or a quiet admission the argument was right.

By Brecht Corbeel · August 10, 2026 · 4 min read

A purpose-built inference board on a bright bench beside a general-purpose GPU card, the inference board visibly simpler and more regular in its component layout, a caliper caught comparing their component density

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Groq, Quickly: The Inference Chip That Argued GPUs Are Wrong

Groq built its whole identity on the claim that GPUs are the wrong chip for AI inference. Then Nvidia got involved. Here's the short version.

By Brecht Corbeel · August 10, 2026 · 4 min read

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