Sales of AMD's data center CPUs and GPUs could surge over the next decade.Over the past two years, Nvidia (NVDA 1.03%) and Broadcom (AVGO 0.26%) became the first two $1 trillion chipmakers. Nvidia, which reached the $1 trillion mark in 2023, is now worth $4.3 trillion. Broadcom, which hit that milestone last year, is worth $1.8 trillion.The rapid expansion of the artificial intelligence (AI) market propelled both chipmakers into the 12-zero club. Sales of Nvidia's data center GPUs, which are used to process ...

Santa Clara, California-based Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) produces semiconductor products and devices. Valued at $335.6 billion by market cap, the company offers products such as microprocessors, embedded microprocessors, chipsets, graphics, video and multimedia products and supplies them to third-party foundries, as well as provides assembling, testing, and packaging services. Companies worth $200 billion or more are generally described as “mega-cap stocks,” and AMD definitely fits that descriptio ...

Core Insights - Intel's first-quarter earnings report showed flat revenue year over year at $12.7 billion, exceeding analysts' estimates by $390 million, but adjusted EPS fell 28% to $0.13, despite beating consensus forecasts by $0.13 [1][2] - For the second quarter, Intel expects revenue to decline between 3% to 13% year over year, with an adjusted EPS of zero, missing the consensus forecast of $0.07 [2][4] - Intel's market share in the x86 CPU market has significantly declined from 82.5% in Q3 2016 to 58.2% in Q2 2025, while AMD's share increased from 17.5% to 40.3% during the same period [4][5] Company Performance - Intel's annual revenue decreased from $55.87 billion in 2014 to $54.23 billion in 2024, while its stock price fell 34% over the past decade, contrasting with the S&P 500's 160% increase [7] - AMD's stock surged 3,950% during the same period, driven by strategic leadership and engineering improvements [7] Strategic Direction - New CEO Lip-Bu Tan plans to enhance engineering capabilities, develop CPUs with integrated AI features, and expand the foundry business, dismissing rumors of selling its foundries or becoming a fabless chipmaker [8][9] - Intel aims to streamline operations and divest noncore assets, including the programmable chipmaker Altera, while ramping up its 18A process node for the Panther Lake CPU launch in late 2025 [9][10] Challenges Ahead - Intel's near-term outlook remains bleak, with expectations that new chips will not significantly boost revenue or profits [10] - The company plans to lay off around 20% of its staff to cut costs and is outsourcing some production to TSMC, raising concerns about its ability to recover [10][11] - Intel faces additional challenges from tariffs, export curbs, and competition from TSMC, complicating its recovery efforts against AMD [12] Competitive Landscape - Intel's losses in mobile, discrete GPU, and core CPU markets highlight deep-rooted issues, contrasting with AMD's consistent leadership under a single CEO [13] - Despite potential optimism from contrarian investors regarding Tan's leadership, there are currently no signs of recovery for Intel against AMD in the x86 CPU market [14]