Games and datacenter chips drive Nvidia’s Q3 revenue to $3.01 billion

Video games and demand from hyperscale datacenter chip customers drove Nvidia‘s third quarter ended October 27 to beat earnings and revenue estimates on Wall Street.

The Santa Clara, California-based Nvidia posted non-GAAP earnings per share of $1.78, compared to analyst expectations of $1.57 a share. Revenue was $3.01 billion, compared to $2.9 billion analyst estimates. A year ago, Nvidia reported non-GAAP numbers of $1.84 a share and sales of $3.18 billion.