AMD CEO calls AMD data-center first and forecasts a PC slump
Original title: AMD CEO saying it's a "data center first" company and PC sales will plummet
Lisa Su is planning for PC unit shipments to fall by a double-digit percentage in 2027.
In a Yahoo Finance interview and on AMD’s Q3 2026 earnings call, CEO Lisa Su said AMD is a “data center first company” and that AI will become more essential. She said PC sell-through slowed late in the quarter as memory and component costs weighed on demand, and that AMD is planning for 2027 PC unit shipments to decline by a double-digit percentage while still expecting to outperform via its Ryzen roadmap. TechRadar reports data-center revenue nearly doubled year over year, up 97% to $8.5 billion, against $3.7 billion for client and gaming, down 8%.
Unconfirmed: The 2027 PC decline is AMD’s planning forecast, and gamer reactions quoted in the article are opinion.
- Data-center revenue was $8.5 billion, up 97% year over year.
- Client and gaming revenue was $3.7 billion, down 8%.
- Su expects AMD to outperform a weaker PC market with its Ryzen roadmap.
- The article says Zen 6 Ryzen processors are expected early in 2027.
From the original article
4 min read at techradar.com
Lisa Su observed that: "I see AI and super intelligence becoming more and more essential to every aspect of our lives" The CEO predicted a double-digit fall in PC sales next year, and gamers aren't happy at all with what they see as an abandonment by Team Red AMD 's chief executive hasn't been making many friends in the PC gaming community this week, having offered up a telling admission, alongside an ominous sales…
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