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Google, Meta, Microsoft: What Did They Say About AI, Capex and Revenues?

Nvidia: Maybe a Few Short-Term Concerns but Blackwell Looks like a Step Function Upwards

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<ul><li>On 10 October 2024, AMD (AMD US, NR) launched its latest AI accelerator, the Instinct MI325X, aimed at competing directly with H200 from Nvidia (NVDA US, NR) that will ship by 4Q24.</li><li>AMD also introduced MI350 that targets Nvidia’s Blackwell series during the event, but MI350 will not enter mass production until 2H25. Lisa Su, the CEO of AMD, projected the data center AI accelerator TAM to grow at 60%+ CAGR, reaching US$500bn by 2028, a significant increase from prior estimates (US$400bn by 2027E in early-2024).</li><li>The event did not offer too much surprise to investors. Some details we noticed include: 1) Meta Llama 405B model now runs exclusively on MI300X for all live traffic. This implies AMD gains better traction at Meta. </li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

On 10 October 2024, AMD (AMD US, NR) launched its latest AI accelerator, the Instinct MI325X, aimed at competing directly with H200 from Nvidia (NVDA US, NR) that will ship by 4Q24.AMD also introduced MI350 that targets Nvidia’s Blackwell series during the event, but MI350 will not enter mass production until 2H25. Lisa Su, the CEO of AMD, projected the data center AI accelerator TAM to grow at 60%+ CAGR, reaching US$500bn by 2028, a significant increase from prior estimates (US$400bn by 2027E in early-2024).The event did not offer too much surprise to investors. Some details we noticed include: 1) Meta Llama 405B model now runs exclusively on MI300X for all live traffic. This implies AMD gains better traction at Meta. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

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