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AMD shares jump as AI-driven data-center strength fuels growth outlook

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Advanced Micro Devices projected that total revenue will climb by more than 80 percent in 2027, exceeding consensus expectations. The optimistic trajectory is underpinned by broad customer demand spanning the company's central processing units, data-center hardware, and AI offerings. Meanwhile, legacy competitor Intel has struggled with weak personal computer demand and limited exposure to the high-growth artificial intelligence market.

Key points

  • Strong data-center revenue confirms that enterprise infrastructure budgets are diversifyi…: Strong data-center revenue confirms that enterprise infrastructure budgets are diversifying beyond dominant market leader Nvidia.
  • Wall Street analysts view Advanced Micro Devices as executing well despite broader semico…: Wall Street analysts view Advanced Micro Devices as executing well despite broader semiconductor supply shortages.
  • Diverging fortunes between AMD and Intel underscore the critical role artificial intellig…: Diverging fortunes between AMD and Intel underscore the critical role artificial intelligence exposure plays in modern semiconductor performance.

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Nov 4 : Advanced Micro Devices rose 7.3 per cent in premarket trading after the US chipmaker forecast faster growth through 2027, reassuring investors that demand for AI infrastructure remains strong.

AMD, which recently joined the ranks of trillion-dollar companies, has gained about 126 per cent this year and is poised to add about $58 billion in market value if premarket gains hold.

The company's strong outlook highlighted growing momentum in its server processor business, signaling that spending on AI computing was extending beyond Nvidia's accelerators, which dominate the market.

"We see demand across the data-center business, across our CPU business, as well as our data-center AI business," CEO Lisa Su said, adding the company had been preparing for that growth for several years.

Su said on Tuesday that the company expects overall revenue to rise more than 80 per cent in 2027, which is higher than the 77 per cent growth analysts estimate, according to LSEG data.

AMD's product roadmap and expanding software ecosystem position it to capture a meaningful share of the AI market, while strengthening its role…

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