PCIe 5.0 cannot do what NVLink does, and NVLink isn’t dead at all.

Exactly, even though Nvidia removed NVLink it’s still a popular card for deep learning coz it’s relatively cheap for small labs.

I like to see proper Windows support as well. Is that even coming?

What about compiling code and machine learning? Intel or AMD?

Of course, they could. Their hardware isn’t that bad; they are closer than anybody else. Their software stack is another story. AMD has been promising to do a better job at that for more than a decade. I don’t really trust their commitment to their software stack anymore. Actually, Intel might overtake them in that regard.