# Intel names Crescent Island AI chip and sets performance targets

> Intel unveiled the Intel GPU D-Series, the renamed Crescent Island accelerator, with 1.3 PFLOPS FP8 compute and 1.5 TB/s memory bandwidth.

Oossa · 2026-10-12 · https://oossa.com/en/intel-names-crescent-island-ai-chip-and-sets-performance-targets

At the Open Compute Project (OCP) conference in 2026, Intel announced that its Crescent Island AI accelerator will be sold as the Intel GPU D-Series. The company also released its first official performance numbers: a theoretical peak of 1.3 petaflops (PFLOPS) using FP8 precision and a memory bandwidth of 1.5 terabytes per second (TB/s). The D‑Series will ship as an air‑cooled PCIe card with a 350‑watt power budget and up to 480 GB of LPDDR5X memory.

## What the specs mean

The 1.3 PFLOPS FP8 figure is a measure of raw compute speed for low‑precision tasks, which are common in AI inference. FP8 – an 8‑bit floating‑point format – lets the chip process more operations per second while using less power than higher‑precision formats. The 1.5 TB/s bandwidth describes how fast data can move between the chip’s memory and its compute units, a key factor for handling large AI models.

## The facts

- Intel announced the renamed Intel GPU D-Series at OCP 2026 on 2026-10-12.
- The chip targets a theoretical peak of 1.3 PFLOPS using FP8 precision.
- Memory bandwidth is set at 1.5 TB/s.
- The accelerator will be sold in an air‑cooled PCIe form factor with a 350 W TDP.
- It can be equipped with up to 480 GB of LPDDR5X memory.

## Why it matters

For companies building AI services, the new D‑Series promises faster inference at lower power, which could lower operating costs. Developers will need to adapt their models to FP8 to fully benefit, and the high power draw means the cards require robust cooling and power supplies.

## Sources & references

1. [Intel's Crescent Island AI accelerator officially powers new GPU D-Series products](https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/intels-crescent-island-ai-accelerator-officially-powers-new-gpu-d-series-products-chip-delivers-1-3-peak-pflops-of-fp8-compute-and-1-5-tb-s-of-memory-bandwidth) – Tom's Hardware, 2026-10-12

Last updated: 2026-10-12