AMD Says Agentic AI Could Put More CPUs Than GPUs in Compute Nodes

AMD claims agentic AI is driving CPU focus in AI infrastructure

Agentic AI is driving a shift towards CPUs in the AI market, AMD confirms During their Q1 2026 earnings call, AMD’s CEO, Lisa Su, confirmed that new AI deployments are shifting their focus from GPUs towards CPUs. The push for Agentic AI is creating more CPU tasks. This has led to an increase in the […] The post AMD claims agentic AI is driving CPU focus in AI infrastructure appeared first on OC3D.

AMD Says Agentic AI Could Put More CPUs Than GPUs in Compute Nodes

AMD reported impressive first-quarter 2026 earnings, and during the earnings call, CEO Dr. Lisa Su shared some intriguing insights about the agentic AI era. This era is driving CPU usage to unprecedented levels, to the extent that the number of CPUs in a single compute node is becoming almost equal to the number of GPUs. In response to a question from an analyst, Dr. Lisa Su explained that the traditional setup of one CPU paired with four or eve…