NVDA vs AMD: AI Stock Comparison
NVIDIA Corporation vs Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.: AI exposure, key metrics, next earnings dates, upcoming catalysts and risks — every number linked to its source.
$NVDA scores higher on AI exposure (5/5 vs 4/5) under our published rubric. The score measures how directly each business is tied to AI, not which stock to buy.
⏱ Next catalyst: Both have a catalyst on Nov 15, 2026.
| AI exposure score | ⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡ 5/5 | ⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡ 4/5 |
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| Shares outstanding | 24.10B as of 2026-08-21 · 10-Q cover page · SEC filing | 1.64B as of 2026-10-28 · 10-Q cover page · SEC filing |
| Category | AI chips | AI chips |
| Key metrics | Revenue (latest quarter) $96.22B 10-Q period ended 2026-07-26; +106% y/y · SEC filing Gross margin 75.0% Gross profit / revenue, same quarter · SEC filing Operating income $63.73B Same quarter; 66% operating margin · SEC filing | Revenue (latest quarter) $13.38B 10-Q period ended 2026-09-26; +45% y/y · SEC filing Gross margin 53.9% Gross profit / revenue, same quarter · SEC filing Operating income $2.83B Same quarter; 21% operating margin · SEC filing |
| Next earnings | Not yet announced / not on our calendar | |
| Next catalyst | Nov 15, 2026 – Nov 20, 2026 SC26 Supercomputing Conference · source | Nov 15, 2026 – Nov 20, 2026 SC26 Supercomputing Conference · source |
| Upcoming catalysts | Nov 15, 2026 – Nov 20, 2026 SC26 Supercomputing Conference · source Dec 8, 2026 – Dec 13, 2026 NeurIPS 2026 (Atlanta; also Sydney & Paris) · source | Nov 15, 2026 – Nov 20, 2026 SC26 Supercomputing Conference · source Dec 9, 2026 FOMC rate decision + projections · source |
| Most recent reported | Nov 4, 2026 CUDA 13.5 ships with Vera Rubin general-availability support · source Software readiness milestone for NVIDIA's next GPU architecture ahead of volume deployments. | Nov 3, 2026 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. reports quarterly results · source Data Center revenue $8.55B (+97% y/y) on EPYC and initial Instinct MI450 sales (company release). |
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| AI angle | NVIDIA's data-center GPUs, NVLink/InfiniBand networking and CUDA software are the default stack for training and inference. Hyperscaler and neocloud capex plans are the main swing factor for its results. | AMD sells EPYC server CPUs and Instinct accelerators into AI data centers alongside PC and gaming chips. Its AI story hinges on how fast the Instinct GPU line ramps with large cloud and AI-lab customers. |
| Full analysis: $NVDA → | Full analysis: $AMD → |
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