OpenAI built a networking protocol with AMD, Broadcom, Intel, Microsoft, and NVIDIA to fix AI supercomputer bottlenecks

THE DECODER / 5/7/2026

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Key Points

  • OpenAI partnered with AMD、Broadcom、Intel、Microsoft、NVIDIA to develop MRC(an open-source networking protocol)focused on improving GPU-to-GPU data transfer for AI supercomputers.
  • MRC is designed to send data concurrently over hundreds of paths, reducing reliance on multiple switch layers and enabling connections across more than 100,000 GPUs with fewer switching stages.
  • The protocol is already in use on OpenAI’s Stargate supercomputer, indicating it has moved beyond concept into operational deployment.
  • By requiring only two switch layers instead of three or four, MRC aims to cut both power consumption and networking costs, targeting a key AI infrastructure bottleneck.

OpenAI has teamed up with AMD, Broadcom, Intel, Microsoft, and NVIDIA to develop MRC, an open source network protocol that sends data across hundreds of paths simultaneously between GPUs. Instead of three or four switch layers, MRC needs only two to connect over 100,000 GPUs, cutting both power and costs. The protocol is already running on OpenAI's Stargate supercomputer.

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