China Fears Affect Nividia and AMD in Very Different Ways

By Alex Sirois Published Aug 14, 8:53AM EDT

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NVIDIA (NVDA) stripped China from its revenue guide entirely; AMD (AMD) barely noticed, holding just 5% of the global AI accelerator market.
NVIDIA's 75% gross margin after writing off China entirely signals pricing power AMD's 182 P/E multiple has yet to validate.
Lisa Su's Helios begins shipping this quarter with Anthropic committing to 2 gigawatts of MI450, the execution test that justifies AMD's stretched valuation.
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China Fears Affect Nividia and AMD in Very Different Ways — © 24/7 Wall St.

NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA | NVDA Price Prediction) and AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) both posted blowout quarters, but China hit each business in opposite ways. NVIDIA zeroed out China data center compute in guidance. AMD barely flinched. The gap between how these chipmakers absorb geopolitical shock has never looked wider.

One Zeroes Out China. The Other Barely Notices.

NVIDIA delivered $81.6 billion in revenue, up 85.23% year over year, with Data Center at $75.25 billion. Networking nearly tripled, up 199%. CFO Colette Kress told investors “We are not including any China data center compute revenue in our outlook.” H20 shipments to China fell from $4.6 billion a year ago to zero.

AMD posted $11.54 billion in revenue, up 50.11%, with Data Center up 107% to $6.72 billion. Lisa Su focused on Helios, EPYC, and named anchors: “We are very happy with our strategic anchor customers in OpenAI, Meta, and Anthropic.” China was mentioned mostly as historical context around the prior $800 million MI308 inventory charge.

Core Threat Versus Missed Opportunity

NVIDIA generated nearly $20 billion from China alone in FY2026 and controls roughly 80% of the global AI accelerator market, so export bans erase real revenue. AMD sits at a much smaller ~5 textendash7% global AI market share, meaning China is a lost expansion lane rather than a hit to current cash flow.

Lens	NVIDIA	AMD
China DC Revenue in Guide	Zero	Modest MI308 residual
Non-GAAP Gross Margin	75.0%	56%
P/E	45	182
Core Bet	Blackwell and Vera Rubin	Helios and EPYC Venice

The Next Test Is Whether China Returns

Jensen Huang’s team confirmed H-200 licenses were approved but zero revenue generated, so any China thaw is optionality. NVIDIA must extend its $91 billion Q2 guide without China, relying on Blackwell demand at Microsoft, AWS, and Anthropic. For AMD, the question is Helios execution: Su said shipments “begin later this quarter and ramp through the fourth quarter and into 2027,” with Anthropic committed to up to 2 gigawatts of MI450.

NVIDIA for Quality, AMD for the Trade

NVIDIA is the cleaner business. A 75% gross margin while writing off an entire country signals real pricing power, and the stock is up only roughly 5% to 7% since the filing, which feels reasonable given China removal. AMD’s setup appeals differently. Shares slipped 6.86% since its August 4 report despite a 107% Data Center result, and at a P/E near 182, the thesis rides on Helios stealing Western sockets from NVIDIA. NVIDIA offers the durable AI compounding profile, while AMD represents the higher-variance second-source bet. Investors should watch hyperscaler capex signals for signs of softening.

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