Raja Koduri is leaving Intel

The output of Raja Koduri of Intel is, simultaneously a chronicle of predicted death, but also an educational bombshell, because it confirms something we’ve been expecting for a while, but which has been so delayed that it’s already made us question whether or not it’s actually going to happen. Of course, to understand this, it is surely best to remember that Koduri came to Intel in November 2017 as the chief architect and head of the Core and Visual Computing group, tasked with managing the development of graphics adapters.

So we have to keep that in mind the company’s recent experience in this market has not been easyespecially if we look at the numerous problems encountered by Alchemist, the first generation of Intel Arc, the company’s ambitious plan to return to the dedicated graphics market, which was left behind due to a number of problems in this first generation. below the impact that the company sought in this market.

Intel still claims that today maintains its plans for future generations of Intel ArcStarting with Battlemage, which according to some leaks would greatly improve what Alchemist has to offer, followed later by Celestial and then Druid. However, and although he maintains the plans, the restructuring that Intel carried out in December of last year can also be seen as a limitation of Koduri’s powers and the resources that he intends to devote to Intel Arc.

Thank you Pat and @intel for the many fond memories and incredible learning over the past 5 years. I will start a new chapter of my life and run the software as below. We’ll have more to share in the coming weeks. https://t.co/8DcnNdso3r

— Raja Koduri (Bali Makaradhwaja) (@RajaXg) March 21, 2023

Already the restructuring made us think and the departure of Koduri, who at least facing the gallery was friendlywith messages of thanks from both sides On Twitter, makes us wonder which of the parties is the one that decided to terminate the employment relationship, or whether it happened after negotiations between the two parties. The big question, of course, is the impact this will have on the Battlemage’s plans. And it is because, at least for now, Koduri does not have a direct successor at Intel.

However, we do know the future plans of the executive who will leave Intel at the end of this month as he says he will start a new software company focused on generative artificial intelligence for games, media and entertainment. His company will be called GenAI Studios. He said he would reveal more information about it in the coming weeks.

However, we’re most interested in what happens with the Intel Arc Battlemage. Koduri’s output can have many readings in this sense, from cancellations, recurring rumors in the so far short history of Intel Arc, to major changes that give this second generation all the polish that the first one lacked. So we will have to remain very attentive to everything related to the next steps of the company in this market.