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title: Intel Gaudi AI accelerators
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# Intel Gaudi AI accelerators {#gaudi-ai-accelerator}

You can use Intel Gaudi AI accelerators for your OpenShift Container Platform generative AI and machine learning (AI/ML) applications. Intel Gaudi AI accelerators offer a cost-efficient, flexible, and scalable solution for optimized deep learning workloads.

Red Hat supports Intel Gaudi 2 and Intel Gaudi 3 devices. Intel Gaudi 3 devices provide significant improvements in training speed and energy efficiency.

## Intel Gaudi AI accelerators prerequisites {#gaudi-ai-accelerators-prerequisites_gaudi-ai-accelerator}

- You have a working OpenShift Container Platform cluster with at least one GPU worker node.
- You have access to the OpenShift Container Platform cluster as a cluster-admin to perform the required steps.
- You have installed OpenShift CLI (`oc`).
- You have installed the Node Feature Discovery (NFD) Operator and created a `NodeFeatureDiscovery` instance.

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- [OpenShift Installation](https://docs.habana.ai/en/latest/Installation_Guide/Additional_Installation/OpenShift_Installation/index.html) (Intel Gaudi documentation)
- [Intel Gaudi AI Accelerator integration](https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_openshift_ai_self-managed/2.20/html/working_with_accelerators/intel-gaudi-ai-accelerator-integration_accelerators#intel-gaudi-ai-accelerator-integration_accelerators)