AMD Radeon graphics GPU architect returned to Intel
Recently, Rohit Verma, the former senior researcher and chief architect of AMD Radeon GPU, moved to Intel. Rohit Verma has been with AMD since 2013 and has also been a researcher and chief SoC architect for the semi-custom business unit. Rohit Verma’s projects cover discrete graphics for desktop and laptop use, as well as SoC-related work such as CPUs, GPUs, overall architecture, power management, and security.
More interestingly, Rohit Verma was Intel’s chief product architect from 1999 to 2013 before joining AMD. Rohit Verma has considerable overlap in working hours with Intel’s current CEO Pat Gelsinger and may be one of the many veterans Pat Gelsinger has recalled after returning to Intel. According to TomsHardware, Rohit Verma will serve as Intel’s new independent GPU architect to help formulate Intel’s future Intel Arc brand planning.
Intel has poached a lot of graphics technology talent from AMD. For example, Raja Koduri, Intel’s current senior vice president, chief architect, and general manager of the architecture, graphics, and software division, joined the Intel team in 2017 and shouldered the task of building high-performance GPUs. Before defecting to Intel, Raja Koduri held key positions at rival AMD.
Intel poached another graphics veteran, Vineet Goel, from AMD last year to serve as Intel’s vice president and general manager of Xe architecture GPU and IP engineering, and will lead the development of the Xe architecture.
