Nvidia more than doubled its profit in third quarter as GPU chips see rise in demand across all markets including gaming and AI

Briefing

Nvidia more than doubled its profit in third quarter as GPU chips see rise in demand across all markets including gaming and AI

December 16, 2016

Briefing

  • Significant profit growth – Nvidia’s net profit grew 120% to $542 million in 2016Q3 from $246 million a year ago
  • Growth in all lines – Experienced increased demand for all product lines with revenue from gaming chips rising 63% to $1.24 billion, data center chips for AI nearly tripling to $240 million and others such as virtual reality chips and self driving car GPUs also seeing growth
  • AI computing – Saw revenue increase as companies involved in AI development such as Apple, Facebook and Microsoft build GPU-based systems for data centers with Nvidia’s latest GPU chips now 10x faster than previous generation
  • Stock performance – Shares more than doubled since beginning of year, surpassing S&P 500s’ 6% rise

Business Model and Practices

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Sector

Information Technology, Media and Entertainment

Organization

Nvidia Corp.

Source

Original Publication Date

November 10, 2016

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