Intel hires nvidia's tom petersen for its gpu division

Tom Petersen was a renowned NVIDIA engineer, also known as Thomas A. Petersen or TAP, who worked on the graphic microarchitectures of the green giant. In recent times, Petersen had not had as many public appearances, although he was still working behind the scenes with NVIDIA. Petersen now appears ready for new challenges in Intel's ranks.

Tom Petersen is the new Intel signing for its graphics card division

Tom Petersen is the latest graphics card engineer to catch Intel's attention. Along with Raja Koduri's team, Petersen is preparing for the challenge of gaining market share in the graphics card business for years to come.

Tom confirmed on his Facebook page last Friday that he was leaving NVIDIA, as March 29 was his last day of work there. He quickly became aware of his unemployment on his LinkedIn profile in a humorous way as well, and several sources who have contact with Intel said Tom Petersen was addressing the blue team sooner rather than later.

Visit our guide on the best graphics cards on the market

In addition to being a liaison with the media for technical marketing, he has been at the forefront of developing tools that help improve response and rendering efficiency (FCAT), has contributed directly to NVIDIA GPU BOOST technology, and Undoubtedly, it will be an important collaborator of Intel to complement the large number of public relations and media that have joined its ranks in recent months.

"We are excited to see what Tom helps bring to the table, and we wish him all the best to help create a more open and competitive dGPU market for us, " Intel said of this important signing.

Techpowerup font