Lisa Su, CEO of Advanced Micro Devices, and Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, testifiy during the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing titled "Winning the AI Race: Strengthening U.S. Capabilities in Computing and Innovation," in Hart building on Thursday, May 8, 2025.
Advanced Micro Devices reported quarter earnings on Tuesday that missed estimates. The stock slid about 4% in extended trading.
Here's how the chipmaker did versus LSEG expectations for the quarter ended June:
Earnings per share : 48 cents adjusted versus 49 cents expected
: 48 cents adjusted versus 49 cents expected Revenue: $7.69 billion versus $7.42 billion expected
For the current quarter, AMD expects sales of $8.7 billion, plus or minus $300 million, versus expectations of earnings of $8.3 billion.
AMD reported net income during its fiscal second quarter of $872 million, or 54 cents per share, increasing from $265 million, or 16 cents per share in the year-ago period. Nvidia's overall sales rose 32% in the period from $5.84 billion a year earlier.
AMD is the second-biggest maker of graphics processing units (GPUs) for artificial intelligence behind Nvidia , which has the vast majority of the market. But big AI customers such as Meta and OpenAI are increasingly looking to AMD to provide an alternative to Nvidia's pricey chips, especially for inference, or when AI models are deployed to the public.
During the quarter, AMD announced new AI chips called the MI400 that are expected to hit the market next year. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman committed to using AMD's newest GPUs.
AMD is also grappling with chip export controls which have been placed on some of its AI chips because the U.S. government worries that powerful GPUs could be used by adversaries to surpass American capabilities or be used for military purposes.
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