Mobile is the key to the future of pixels. By Omid Rahmat For anyone with a Gandalfian perspective on the history of computer graphics, the notion that VR, or its blockier cousin, the metaverse, is going to be a really big thing may conjure up decades of dashed hopes and a graveyard of stereoscopic glasses and head-mounted displays built for claustrophiliacs. Nice big, … [Read more...] about Bigger is not always better
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Nvidia’s Q2 FY22 results
Revenue of $6.52 billion, up 68% from a year earlier, profit up 282% to $2.3 billion. The company again reported record revenue gains. For the second quarter ended July 30, 2021, the company reported sales of $6.51 billion, up 68% from a year earlier and up 15% from the previous quarter, with record revenue from the company’s Gaming, Data Center, and Professional Visualization … [Read more...] about Nvidia’s Q2 FY22 results
The Arc of the story—Intel brands its GPU
It takes a village to tell a story, and this is a long story. After years in the process, Intel has come up with several names for their proposed someday dGPUs. To tell the world about it, Intel’s marketing department shed a little of the spotlight on some of the troops who are valiantly struggling to fulfill Raja Koduri’s promise. A group of them made a video you can … [Read more...] about The Arc of the story—Intel brands its GPU
Nvidia’s Q4 FY21 results
$5.03 billion in sales, $1.46 billion profit—sales up 6% from last quarter. Nvidia reported record revenue for the fourth quarter ended 31 Jan 2021, of $5 billion, up 61% from $3.1 billion a year earlier, and up 6% from $4.7 billion in the previous quarter. The company’s Graphics business revenue was $3 billion, up 10% from last quarter and up 47% from last … [Read more...] about Nvidia’s Q4 FY21 results
AMD Q1 2020 results
Revenue for the quarter was up 41% from last year to $1.8 billion, GAAP profit was $162 million, up 912% from last year. AMD’s first quarter was down from Q4, but up year to year in sales and profits. Revenue was $1.79 billion, up 40% year-over-year primarily driven by higher Computing and Graphics segment revenue. Revenue was down 16% quarter-over-quarter due to lower … [Read more...] about AMD Q1 2020 results
Graphics chips get a boost in 2019, so what’s next?
As software applications increasingly take advantage of GPU features, customers take notice. PC GPU market shipments increased by 3.4% sequentially from last quarter but decreased year-to-year by -1.3%. The PC market has seen modest growth as the market rewards specialized hardware designs over low-cost “vanilla” PCs. The trends have favored workstations, gaming machines, and … [Read more...] about Graphics chips get a boost in 2019, so what’s next?
AMD reports Q3 2019 results: good news continues
Lisa Su is not tired of winning. Revenue for the quarter was up 18% from last quarter to $1.8 billion, GAAP profit was $120 million, 243% from last quarter. AMD’s third-quarter earnings results matched Wall Street’s expectations and surprised a few others with its jump in profits. AMD reported its quarterly results for calendar Q3 2019; revenues and operating income were up … [Read more...] about AMD reports Q3 2019 results: good news continues
AMD Q2 2019 results
Revenue for the quarter was up 20% from last quarter to $1.5 billion, GAAP profit was $35 million. AMD reported its quarter results for calendar Q2 2019; revenues and operating income were down year-over-year as well as its graphics and compute groups revenue and profits. “I am pleased with our financial performance and execution in the quarter as we ramped production of three … [Read more...] about AMD Q2 2019 results
AMD Q1 2019 results
Revenue for the quarter was down -10.5% from last quarter to $1.3 billion, GAAP profit was $20 million, down -23% from last quarter. AMD reported its quarterly results for calendar Q1 2019; revenues and operating income were down year-over-year as well as its graphics and compute groups revenue and profits. “We delivered solid first quarter results with significant gross … [Read more...] about AMD Q1 2019 results
Jon Peddie Research’s Market Watch reports GPU shipments up in Q3’18 from last quarter led by Intel
The PC GPU market decreased year-to-year by 2.2%, sequentially GPU shipments increased 10.6% Jon Peddie Research, the market research firm for the computer graphics industry, has released its quarterly Market Watch report on worldwide GPU shipments used in PCs for Q3'18. Overall GPU shipments increased 10.64% from last quarter, AMD shipments increased 6.5%, Nvidia increased … [Read more...] about Jon Peddie Research’s Market Watch reports GPU shipments up in Q3’18 from last quarter led by Intel