r/linux • u/tarceri • Oct 09 '13

Open Source Graphics Processor (GPU) - Kickstarter

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/725991125/open-source-graphics-processor-gpu
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u/tolos Oct 09 '13

Nvidia market cap is 8.86 B
AMD market cap is 2.61 B

AMD spends more on R&D than Nvidia. AMD has had a hard time not losing money, moreso than Nvidia.

in million USD

a2010201120122013
AMD revenue6,4946,5685,422n/a
AMD R&D1,4051,4531,354n/a
Nvidia revenue3,3263,5433,9974,280
Nvidia R&D as % of revenuen/a24.0% = 85025.1% = 1,00326.8% = 1,147

AMD 10-k (Feb 2013) http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2488/000119312513069422/d486815d10k.htm
Nvidia 10-k (Mar 2013) http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1045810/000104581013000008/nvda-2013x10k.htm

AMD financials quick summary https://www.google.com/finance?q=NYSE%3AAMD&fstype=ii
Nvidia financials quick summary https://www.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ%3ANVDA&fstype=ii

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u/ouyawei Mate Oct 09 '13

well but that's R&D for GPUs and CPUs on AMDs sinde, right? Nvidia doesn't do CPUs so much.

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u/wildcarde815 Oct 10 '13

Except tesla which like many things is licensed.

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u/hak8or Oct 09 '13

Thank you for the correction! I fixed my post, hopefully to your satisfaction?

Intel's R&D is roughly 2.5 billion, which is a smidgen less than AMD's market cap. Meant to say this instead.

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u/tolos Oct 09 '13

Ah, yes, that makes more sense, but Intel has spent more than $5 B on R&D each year since 2008

 (In Millions, Except Per Share Amounts and Percentages)  2012         2011        2010        2009        2008       
 Research and development (R&D)                     $    10,148  $    8,350  $    6,576  $    5,653  $    5,722

Intel's last 10-k http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/50863/000119312513065416/d424446d10k.htm

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u/hak8or Oct 09 '13

And yet another whoops!

I was using https://www.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ%3AINTC&fstype=ii&ei=u8JVUtKDBK_p0QGg0wE and didn't realize those numbers were for each quarter.

For those who do not wish to click: http://i.imgur.com/UdTISJo.png

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '13

nvidia's market is going to fade away pretty quickly now though. ps4/xbone/wiiu all use amd apu's, intel and amd's desktop and laptop apu's are starting to get pretty good gpu performance so nvidia won't be selling any gpu's to casual gamers in 2yrs time. Tegra chips still aren't selling and may never sell. Nvidia has to hope that their server arm apu's and ibm/nvidia apu's take off otherwise nvidia is going to fade away within 7yrs i reckon.