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AMD had a strong Q4 2017, but it’s hard to tell if it’s gaining on Intel

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Advanced Micro Devices reported better-than-expected revenues for its fourth quarter that ended December 31, but it’s still hard to tell if AMD is gaining much ground on archrival Intel, which also reported a strong fourth quarter.

AMD was expected to get a boost from graphics processing unit (GPU) sales related to cryptocurrency mining, as high-end graphics cards are being used en masse to generate additional units of free cryptocurrency. That spike in demand is related to the crazy rise of Bitcoin, which reached $20,000 per Bitcoin in December, only to fall to just above $10,000 recently.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.