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**ALEX:** Welcome to Beta Finch, your AI-powered earnings breakdown. I'm Alex, and I'm here with my co-host Jordan to dive into AMD's blockbuster Q4 2025 earnings call. Before we get started, I want to remind everyone that this podcast is AI-generated content for educational and entertainment purposes only. Nothing we discuss should be considered investment advice. Always do your own research and consult a qualified financial advisor before making any investment decisions.
**JORDAN:** Thanks Alex. And wow, what a quarter for AMD! Let me start with the headline numbers because they're pretty impressive. Q4 revenue hit $10.3 billion, up 34% year-over-year, and for the full year they reached a record $34.6 billion in revenue. Net income jumped 42% to $2.5 billion in the quarter.
**ALEX:** Those are strong numbers across the board. But what really caught my attention was their data center segment performance. Jordan, can you break down what's happening there?
**JORDAN:** Absolutely. The data center segment was the star of the show with $5.4 billion in revenue, up 39% year-over-year. What's fascinating is they're seeing growth on two fronts - their traditional EPYC server CPUs are crushing it, and their AI GPU business with the Instinct chips is really starting to ramp up.
**ALEX:** And Lisa Su, AMD's CEO, seemed particularly bullish about their AI prospects. She mentioned they're targeting tens of billions in AI revenue by 2027. That's a pretty bold claim.
**JORDAN:** It is bold, but they've got some big partnerships backing it up. The most notable is their multi-generation deal with OpenAI to deploy six gigawatts of Instinct GPUs. That's massive scale we're talking about. And they're expecting their next-gen MI450 chips and Helios platform to start shipping in the second half of 2026.
**ALEX:** Let's talk about that China situation though, because that added some complexity to the numbers. They had $390 million in revenue from MI308 sales to China in Q4, which wasn't in their original guidance.
**JORDAN:** Right, and that's important context. Those were from licenses approved earlier in 2025, and they're only forecasting another $100 million from China in Q1. Beyond that, they're not providing any guidance on China revenue because of the regulatory uncertainty. So investors should view those China numbers as essentially one-time benefits rather than recurring revenue.
**ALEX:** The other segment that really impressed me was their client and gaming business. $3.9 billion in revenue, up 37% year-over-year. Their Ryzen processors seem to be gaining serious market share.
**JORDAN:** That's a great point, Alex. What I found interesting is they're not just competing on the consumer side - they're making real inroads in commercial PCs. Their Ryzen CPU sell-through for commercial notebooks and desktops grew over 40% year-over-year. That's typically a stickier, higher-margin market.
**ALEX:** Speaking of margins, let's talk about profitability. Their gross margin hit 57% in Q4, though that included a one-time inventory reserve release. Even adjusting for that, they were at about 55%, which is still solid.
**JORDAN:** And Jean Hu, their CFO, seemed confident about margin progression going forward. She mentioned they're benefiting from favorable product mix across all their businesses - newer generation products in data center, moving up-market in client, and recovery in their embedded business.
**ALEX:** The Q&A session had some interesting moments too. One analyst asked about supply constraints for their server CPUs, and Lisa Su acknowledged they've been increasing supply capacity because demand has been so strong.
**JORDAN:** That's a good problem to have, but it does raise questions about whether they can meet all the demand they're seeing. Su mentioned they're working with supply chain partners on multi-year agreements, which suggests they're taking this seriously.
**ALEX:** There was a
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