Intel's Crescent Island data center GPU becomes D-Series D270 with 480GB memory

At the OCP Global Summit, Intel officially revealed the product naming for its data center AI inference GPU formerly codenamed Crescent Island: it joins the D series, with the known model being the D270. Built on the Xe3P architecture, the card carries 160GB of LPDDR5X memory per card, with partner system configurations reaching up to 480GB; it offers 1.5TB/s memory bandwidth, 1.3 PFLOPS of FP8 compute, a 350W TDP, and comes in air-cooled PCIe form factors, targeting cost-effective inference. No pricing has been announced.

Confirmed

The D series is the former Crescent Island project; D270 is the revealed model, with renders circulating on X showing the full card and bare die close-ups
Specs: 480GB LPDDR5X (at partner system level), 1.5TB/s memory bandwidth, 1.3 PFLOPS FP8, 350W TDP, air cooling
Technical details were disclosed at the OCP Global Summit, continuing the AI accelerator roadmap first announced last October

Unconfirmed

Official pricing and availability have not been announced
A blower-style version for prosumer workstations is merely a wish from the poster (@MonadMaya), not official information

Why it matters

Large LPDDR5X capacity combined with lower power draw and a PCIe form factor targets the cost-sensitive AI inference market, differentiating it from high-end HBM training cards
The D series naming signals Intel's data center GPU lineup becoming more systematic, leaving room for future model iterations

2026-10-13 ~ 2026-10-13 · 5 related posts

Primary sources

Intel's Crescent Island GPU lands in D-Series lineup with up to 480GB of LPDDR5X — Monad_Maya · 2026-10-13 06:42 (UTC+08:00)
Intel details GPU D-series: 480GB memory, 1.3 PFLOPS FP8 for AI inference economics — AIFlow_ML · 2026-10-13 16:57 (UTC+08:00)
Intel unveils Crescent Island GPU: 160GB LPDDR5X, 1.3 PFLOPS FP8 at 350W — AIFlow_ML · 2026-10-13 16:09 (UTC+08:00)

[source] Intel's Crescent Island GPU lands in D-Series lineup with up to 480GB of LPDDR5X — Monad_Maya · 2026-10-13
Intel's Crescent Island AI accelerator officially named D270: 480GB memory, 1.3 PFLOPS FP8 — scaling01 · 2026-10-13
[source] Intel unveils Crescent Island GPU: 160GB LPDDR5X, 1.3 PFLOPS FP8 at 350W — AIFlow_ML · 2026-10-13
[source] Intel details GPU D-series: 480GB memory, 1.3 PFLOPS FP8 for AI inference economics — AIFlow_ML · 2026-10-13
Intel's Crescent Island AI GPU spotted rebranded as D-Series D270 in new render — AIFlow_ML · 2026-10-13