Data center sales are now “the primary driver of our revenue and earnings growth,” according to CEO Lisa Su. AI agents are increasing demands for CPUs, and AMD and Intel’s x86 industry group recently announced a new instruction set, AI Compute Extensions (ACE), to help close the performance gap with GPUs. Its client and gaming revenue grew 23 percent to $3.6 billion despite lower “semi-custom revenue” for devices like game consoles. [Link: AMD Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results | https://ir.amd.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1284/amd-reports-first-quarter-2026-financial-results | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.]

AMD's earnings report lands as investors rush into the stock on optimism that the AI boom is just getting started.

Data center sales are now “the primary driver of our revenue and earnings growth,” according to CEO Lisa Su. AI agents are increasing demands for CPUs, and AMD and Intel’s x86…

CEO Lisa Su highlighted the growing demand for central processing units, doubling her long term forecast after strong first-quarter earnings.

AMD and Intel hit record highs as AI demand, CPU growth, and Intel’s US backed turnaround fuel a broader chip stock rally.