Microsoft reportedly acquired the most NVIDIA GPUs compared to its rivals, including Google and Meta, for its AI projects — translating to 485,000 chips and $31 billion in expenditure

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Microsoft, Meta, OpenAI, and Google are seemingly in a fierce arms race to dominate AI.

Contextually, NVIDIA GPUs contributed to 43% of the global spending in 2024.

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Microsoft heavily contributed to this by spending approximately $31 billion on data centers.

This has prompted the demand for AI chips to reach an all-time high, mounting immense pressure on NVIDIA.

Interestingly, the tech giant is also developing its chips called Maia, rolling out and installing 200,000 units.

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The Stargate project could also help bolster Microsoft’s AI efforts across its gaming division.