AMD has revealed its latest record-breaking financial results, with Ryzen processors being considered a huge hit, though there's been more bad news when it comes to ongoing issues with processors and GPUs. The company's fourth quarter 2020 results saw it generate revenue of €3,24 billion (€2,4 billion, A€4,2 billion), 53% higher than in the same quarter of 2019, a big jump indeed, and the best quarter AMD has ever seen. . This figure was also up 16% from the previous quarter. Profit was also high at €1,78 billion (€1,3 billion, A$2,3 billion), with that net profit inflated by a tax benefit of €1,3 billion (€950,000, A €1,7 billion), due to a release of valuation allowance, AMD Notes. Revenue for the year 2020 was €9,76 billion (€7,1 billion, AU€12,7 billion), so the Red Team came close to getting $10 billion into their coffers during last year. Sales were strong across the board with console chips contributing to growth for silver stacks, as well as sales of the recently introduced Ryzen 5000 processors and Big Navi GPUs (RX 6000 series). As ZDNet discovered, in a conference call linked to the earnings report, CEO Lisa Su noted that the new RX 6000 graphics cards "are our best-selling high-end GPUs, with launch-quarter shipments three times larger than any previous AMD Gaming GPU priced above €549.” As we all know, they always sold out in a heartbeat, with Big Navi in high demand.
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The darker news is that Su has once again confirmed that the stock issues affecting Big Navi graphics cards, and some Ryzen 5000 processor models, won't be going away anytime soon. Su observed: “We did have some supply constraints at the end of the year…mainly, I would say, in the PC market, the bottom end of the PC market, and in the gaming markets. “That being said, I think we are getting great support from our manufacturing partners. The industry needs to increase overall capacity levels. And so we see some tension during the first half of the year. This "supply stress" in the first half of 2021 is a point that Su already made in early January. AMD's head of corporate communications, Drew Prairie, commented separately that: “We expect the flashpoints to stay at the lower end of the PC market and in this category, more broad gaming the first half of the year." From what we've heard of the buzz, when it comes to the Ryzen lineup, expect the 5950X and 5900X to follow. being very rare for at least the next few months. Scalpers who buy what is in short supply and resell it for huge profits don't help much either. Today's Best Processor Deals AMD Athlon 3000G 2-Core, ... AMD Ryzen 3 (3rd Gen) 3100 ... AMD - Ryzen 5 3600 3rd ... AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, ...
