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January 10, 2025 / Max Weinbach

CES 2025: Nvidia Blackwell RTX & Project Digits

What’s Important: DLSS 4 introduces Multi Frame Generation, exclusive to RTX 50 Series GPUs, increasing frame rates up to 8x. A new transformer-based AI model replaces the convolutional neural network, improving stability, motion clarity, and reducing ghosting. Enhanced Ray Reconstruction is compatible with all RTX GPUs, improving ray-traced lighting and reflection quality. Broad game and…

December 20, 2024 / Ben Bajarin

The GPU vs. Custom ASIC Competitive Landscape: A Deeper Cost-Performance Analysis

Recent first-party benchmarking data provides crucial insight into the cost-performance dynamics between custom ASICs and GPUs across both training and inference workloads. The data reveals a nuanced competitive landscape where ASICs demonstrate meaningful cost-performance advantages, particularly in inference scenarios, though the implications for market share are more complex than raw performance metrics might suggest. Cost-Performance…

December 19, 2024 / Ben Bajarin

Micron’s Mixed Reality: AI Strength Collides with Consumer Weakness in FQ1 2025

Key Takeaways Record Data Center Performance: Data center revenue grew 400% year-over-year and exceeded 50% of total revenue for the first time, highlighting Micron’s successful pivot toward AI-driven markets. HBM revenue more than doubled sequentially with strong margins, and the company has expanded its customer base with high-volume shipments to a second major customer. Near-Term…

December 11, 2024 / Ben Bajarin

Vertiv Holdings (VRT) – The Critical Infrastructure Layer Enabling AI’s Next Phase

Vertiv stands at the technological nexus of two transformative trends: the exponential growth in artificial intelligence computing demands and the fundamental infrastructure challenges this growth creates. As AI workloads drive unprecedented demands on data center infrastructure, Vertiv’s comprehensive suite of power and thermal management solutions positions it as a critical enabler of this computing revolution.…

November 6, 2024 / Ben Bajarin

Qualcomm Q4 2024: Transformation in Full Swing: Q4 Results Showcase Successful Pivot Beyond Mobile

Key Takeaways Strong Financial Performance: Exceeded expectations with $10.2B in Q4 revenue and $2.69 EPS, while delivering record free cash flow of $11.2B for the year. This performance came despite challenging market conditions, demonstrating the company’s operational resilience. Successful Diversification Strategy: Moving beyond just mobile chips, with remarkable growth in automotive (68% YoY) and IoT…

November 6, 2024 / Ben Bajarin

Arm Q2: V9 & CSS Transform Growth Model

Key Takeaways Strong Value-Based Pricing Power: Demonstrated by smartphone royalty revenue growing 40% despite only 4% unit growth, showing Arm’s ability to capture significantly more value per chip through V9 adoption and pricing power. This decoupling of revenue from units is a fundamental shift in their business model. V9 + CSS Creating New Growth Layers:…

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