Nvidia poroča o visokih prihodkih v drugem četrtletju, spodkopavanju kripto rudarskih kartic

Proizvajalec grafičnih kartic Nvidia je glede na finančne rezultate v drugem četrtletju ustvaril rekordnih 6.51 milijard dolarjev prihodkov.

Exceeding Wall Street expectations of $6.3 billion, to številko is up 68% from a year earlier and up 15% from the previous quarter. Out of that revenue, the company generated $1.5 billion in earnings. This was largely bolstered by sales in gaming, data center technology, and professional visualization equipment platforms. 

The company highlighted a record 85% growth in its gaming segment to $3.06 billion. It largely accredited this bump to the introduction of the new GeForce RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 3070 Ti gaming chips. These chips were newly designed to have their kriptocurrency mining capabilities compromised, being marketed exclusively to gamers. 

Presenetljivi kripto rezultati

To complement this, Nvidia also began proizvodnjo cryptocurrency-mining processors (CMPs). These chips are less sophisticated than graphics cards and optimal for mining. The company also decided to create crypto-exclusive products after experiencing a boom-and-bust shock in 2017 that severely affected its valuation. However, sales in this crypto segment fell below expectations of $400 million, only achieving $266 million, over 33% lower than expectations. 

Ti rezultati so pomembni za prihodnost razvoja CMP podjetja. Podjetje je upalo, da bo ocenilo, koliko je izpostavljeno rudarjenju kriptovalut; še en rezultat segmentacije izdelka. Vendar pa je zaradi slabega rezultata finančna direktorica Nvidie Colette Kress dejala, da od prodaje CMP v prihodnje pričakuje "minimalen prispevek".

Presežena pričakovanja

Earlier this week, Kress ponovila the $400 million crypto chip forecast the company had predicted in the spring. This would have been more than doubled its first-quarter revenue of $155 million. 

Medtem je analitik BMO Capital Markets Ambrish Srivastava pričakoval kripto prihodke v višini 450 milijonov dolarjev. Njegova ocena za prvo četrtletje v višini 650 milijonov dolarjev je bila tudi precej nad 155 milijoni dolarjev, ki jih je Nvidia poročala samo za svoje rudarske čipe.