AMD Making Money, Sells 6 Million ATI DX11 GPUs

Earlier this week we heard from Intel that it just had the best first quarter ever. It seems that the computer industry is at full speed again, as AMD is now reporting positive financials too (good, but not record breaking).

AMD announced revenue for the first quarter of 2010 of $1.57 billion, net income of $257 million, or $0.35 per share, and operating income of $182 million. The company reported non-GAAP net income of $63 million, or $0.09 per share, and non-GAAP operating income of $130 million. More details here.

"Strong product offerings and solid operating performance resulted in record first quarter revenue," said Dirk Meyer, AMD President and CEO. "We continue to strengthen our product offerings. We launched our latest generation of server platforms, expanded our family of DirectX 11-compatible graphics offerings, and commenced shipments of our next-generation notebook platforms to customers."

Helping the bottom line along is the reveal that AMD has so far sold six million DirectX 11-class GPUs, no doubt helped its six-month lead over Nvidia's Fermi.

"In graphics, we shipped a total of over six million DirectX 11 enabled units to date, and expanded the family into the mainstream and value segments," said Meyer.

Marcus Yam
Marcus Yam served as Tom's Hardware News Director during 2008-2014. He entered tech media in the late 90s and fondly remembers the days when an overclocked Celeron 300A and Voodoo2 SLI comprised a gaming rig with the ultimate street cred.
  • yannifb
    Good. AMD is finally getting back on track.
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  • blackbyron
    Go AMD!!!!
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  • mmast0
    now we just need some games
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  • welshmousepk
    would be interesting to see Nvidias fiscal report...
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  • Diabolix
    Care ? I wont go ATi again! They had something good in the days when they were teamed up with Intel. I realy loved them :(
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  • CoderDunn
    http://vr-zone.com/articles/nvidia-directx-11-is-not-important/7674.html

    nVidia is eating those words right now
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  • Zinosys
    Yay ATI! I stopped buying nvidia since the Geforce 9s. And I'm glad I sticked with ATi now. 5770 crossfire rocks.
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  • omnimodis78
    Great, I'd rather see AMD make cash than Intel. But the real DX11 showdown is yet to truly kick off. Can't wait to see how nVidia will position (price) its Fermi line following the release of their first batch. If microeconomics rule then things look really bright for us...
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  • sicpric
    Good to hear, although they still have a ways to catch up!
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  • gekko668
    I'm glad their ATI division is making money. Now they need to get their phenom up to par and make Intel run for their money.
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