Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices reported a better-than-expected 23.2% increase in quarterly revenue, helped by higher demand for graphics chips used in gaming consoles.
AMD forecast revenue for the fourth quarter to decrease 18% from the third quarter, plus or minus 3%, which translates into a range of $1.03 billion-$1.11 billion.
Analysts on average were expecting revenue of $1.06 billion, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
The company’s shares were down nearly 4% at $6.70 in after-hours trading.
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AMD (AMD) processors are being used in Microsoft’s (MSFT) Xbox One S, launched on Aug. 2, and Sony’s (SNE) PS4 Pro gaming consoles, expected to be launched on Nov. 10.
Net loss widened to $406 million, or 50 cents per share, in the third quarter ended Sept. 24 from $197 million, or 25 cents per share, a year earlier.
The company’s revenue rose to $1.31 billion from $1.06 billion, above the average analyst estimate of $1.21 billion.
Excluding items, the company earned 3 cents per share, while analysts had expected break-even per share.
