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Decision BriefThe Vergeinfra2026-08-04

AMD’s data center business is booming while gaming takes a backseat

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What Changed

Driven by demand for AI capacity, AMD's data center revenue more than doubled year-over-year in its latest earnings report, reaching $6.7 billion. That's up from $5.8 billion in Q1, and jumping 107 percent from the $3.2 billion it reported for the same period a year ago. During Tuesday's earnings ca

AMD’s data center business is booming while gaming takes a backseat

Why It Matters

Infrastructure changes (inference, serving, vector DB) impact cost and reliability at scale. Compare before committing resources.

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