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10-K ITEM 1A · FY2024 → FY2025
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  • Table of Conten t s References in this Annual Report on Form 10-K to “AMD,” “we,” “us,” “management,” “our” or the “Company” mean Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and our consolidated subsidiaries.
  • Overview AMD drives innovation in high performance and AI computing to solve the world’s most important challenges.
  • AMD technology powers billions of experiences across cloud and AI infrastructure, embedded systems, AI PCs and gaming.
  • With a broad portfolio of AI-optimized CPUs, GPUs, networking and software, AMD delivers full-stack solutions that help customers turn data into breakthroughs, with the speed and scale needed for a new era of intelligent computing.
  • Our high-performance product portfolios provide differentiated solutions, including semi-custom System-on-Chip (SoCs), adaptive SoCs and accelerated processing units (APUs).
  • For data centers, we offer AI accelerators, microprocessors (CPUs), graphic processing units (GPUs), data processing units (DPUs), AI Network Interface Cards (AI NICs) and field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs).
  • We offer ultra-low latency networking solutions.
  • We also offer data center rack-scale platform designs that incorporate AMD data center products to meet the growing performance demands of AI supercomputers and machine learning workloads.
  • In client computing, our CPUs, APUs and chipsets for desktops and notebooks deliver performance, efficiency, AI capabilities and modern security features for gamers, creators, consumers and enterprises.
  • By bringing NPU‑accelerated AI capabilities directly into mainstream x86 platforms, we established a differentiated technology footprint that supports a growing ecosystem of AI‑enabled applications and lays the groundwork for the multi‑generation Ryzen™ AI roadmap that continues to expand our leadership.
  • Our GPUs, including discrete GPUs and semi-custom SoCs, are combined with software to power immersive gaming experiences across PCs, game consoles and cloud gaming services.
  • Our embedded computing portfolio delivers high-performance, scalable solutions across CPUs, APUs, FPGAs, System-on-Modules (SOMs) and adaptive SoCs for markets such as automotive, industrial, healthcare, storage and networking with integrated AI processing capabilities.
  • We develop comprehensive software stacks that include development tools, compilers and drivers to enable our high-performance CPUs, APUs, GPUs and FPGAs.
  • We have a comprehensive and open AI software stack to support the diverse set of AI ecosystems across frameworks, large and small language models and applications.
  • By working closely with customers, we deliver customized solutions that meet their evolving needs, leveraging our broad IP portfolio and leadership in design, integration and advanced packaging.
  • Our investments in technologies such as our custom-ready chiplet platform and AMD Infinity Fabric™ switch position us to maintain our leadership as a custom-design silicon provider of choice.
  • Our Strategy We believe AI is shaping the next era of computing and its full potential will be realized when it becomes pervasive across cloud, edge and endpoint devices.
  • With our compute engines, intellectual property, software enablement and deep expertise, AMD is positioned to lead in this next computing era.
  • Our broad portfolio spans supercomputing, cloud, edge, embedded and end devices, providing the unique opportunity to make AMD the end-to-end AI leader.
  • In 2025, a key priority was accelerating growth in our Data Center segment.
  • Demand for our data center AI accelerator products was strong as large hyperscale customers, OEMs and ODMs deployed our AMD Instinct™ MI350X Series GPUs.
  • We advanced our AMD AI GPU roadmap to deliver an annual cadence of leadership for AMD Instinct solutions, beginning with the AMD Instinct MI350 Series GPUs in 2025.
  • Beyond GPUs, we launched the 5th Gen AMD EPYC™ family of server processors in 2025, which deliver leadership performance and capabilities for a wide range of data center workloads, including AI.
  • In addition, we previewed our “Helios” AI rack-scale platform solution that incorporates all of our data center products (CPUs, GPUs and Networking) to address the growing AI compute requirements.
  • We strengthened our AI leadership through a number of strategic acquisitions during the year.
  • In March 2025, we acquired ZT Group Int’l, Inc.
  • (ZT Systems), where we retained certain intellectual property and employees associated with the design operations (ZT Design Business).
  • This acquisition enables us to deliver end-to-end AI solutions and accelerate the design and deployment of AMD-powered AI infrastructure at scale optimized for the cloud.
  • In October 2025, we sold the ZT data center infrastructure manufacturing business (ZT Manufacturing Business) to Sanmina Corporation (Sanmina).
  • We made other strategic acquisitions during the year to advance our software capabilities and enable highly optimized solutions across the stack, support co-packaged optics solutions for next-generation AI systems, and bring deep expertise in high-speed inference and reasoning-based AI technologies for large-scale deployments.
  • Table of Conten t s We believe that AI systems will require not only powerful chips, but also full-stack innovation across compute, networking, systems architecture and software.
  • AMD is uniquely positioned to deliver across this stack, combining industry-leading CPUs, GPUs and adaptive SoCs with networking, software and system integration expertise.
  • We continue to invest in software capabilities and the open ecosystem through the AMD ROCm™ platform, delivering new features for high-performance AI training and inference.
  • In 2025, we introduced key optimizations and expanded support for frameworks and libraries, improving performance for generative AI workloads and simplifying the developer experience.
  • In October 2025, we entered into a product purchase agreement with OpenAI OpCo, LLC, (OpenAI) to deploy 6 gigawatts of AMD GPUs, with the deployment of the first gigawatt of capacity powered by our AMD Instinct MI450 series products.
  • This multiyear strategic partnership with OpenAI demonstrates our continued execution of hardware, software and full-stack solutions roadmaps.
  • Our Business Beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, we combined the Client and Gaming segments into one reportable segment to align with how we manage our business.
  • All prior period segment data were retrospectively adjusted.
  • Our three reportable segments are: • the Data Center segment, which primarily includes AI accelerators, CPUs for servers, GPUs, APUs, DPUs, AI NICs, FPGAs and SoC products for data centers; • the Client and Gaming segment, which primarily includes CPUs, APUs, chipsets for desktops and notebooks, discrete GPUs, and semi-custom SoC products and development services; and • the Embedded segment, which primarily includes embedded CPUs, APUs, FPGAs, SOMs, and adaptive SoC products.
  • From time to time, the Company may also sell or license portions of its IP portfolio.

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Gone since FY2024

  • References in this Annual Report on Form 10-K to “AMD,” “we,” “us,” “management,” “our” or the “Company” mean Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and our consolidated subsidiaries.
  • Overview AMD is the high performance and adaptive computing leader, powering the products and services that help solve the world’s most important challenges.
  • Our technologies advance the future of data centers, powering the cloud services that have become an essential part of how we work, game, and connect to network, PCs, edge computing, and artificial intelligence (AI).
  • We drive innovation through high-performance and adaptive computing technology, software and product leadership.
  • With our high-performance product portfolios, we deliver differentiated solutions, such as our semi-custom System-on-Chip (SoCs), Adaptive SoCs, and accelerated processing units (APUs), and platform level client computing devices, embedded platforms and servers for our customers.
  • We offer a deep portfolio of data center computing solutions including AI accelerators, microprocessors (CPUs), graphic processing units (GPUs), data processing units (DPUs), Smart Network Interface Cards (SmartNICs), and field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), to meet the vast computing performance requirements of today’s data centers, supercomputers, AI and Machine Learning (ML) data center environments and cloud environments.
  • We drive innovation with our line-up of CPUs, APUs and chipsets for desktops and notebooks, to bring performance, efficiency, AI capabilities and modern security features to gamers, creators, consumers and enterprises.
  • Our GPUs, including discrete GPUs, semi-custom SoC products and development services, work together with software to power immersive gaming experiences for PCs, game consoles and cloud gaming services.
  • We are a leader in embedded computing, where we deliver high-performance and scalability across a full portfolio of CPUs, APUs, FPGAs, system on modules (SOMs) and Adaptive SoCs that are used in a variety of markets, including automotive, industrial, healthcare, storage and networking.
  • We also incorporate dedicated AI processing capabilities into our embedded portfolio.
  • We develop world-class software stacks that are used to enable our high-performance products.
  • Our software stacks include development tools, compilers, and drivers for our CPUs, APUs, GPUs and FPGAs.
  • We work closely with our customers to define and develop customized solutions to precisely match their requirements.
  • We enable this by combining our broad portfolio of high-performance IP with our leadership design and packaging to deliver world-class customized solutions to our customers.
  • We invest in innovative technology and solutions such as our custom-ready chiplet platform and AMD Infinity Architecture to maintain our leadership position as a custom-design silicon provider of choice.
  • Our Strategy We believe that AI is defining the next era of computing and that the full potential of AI will be realized when the technology is pervasive across cloud, edge and end devices.
  • We believe AMD has the compute engines, intellectual property, software capabilities and expertise to be a leader in this next computing era with a broad, portfolio of high-performance compute engines spanning across supercomputing, cloud, edge, embedded and end devices.
  • We believe we have a unique opportunity to make AMD the end-to-end AI leader based on the breadth of our technology and product portfolios.
  • Our AI strategy is focused on three priorities.
  • The first is delivering a broad portfolio of high-performance adaptive hardware and software solutions.
  • The second is expanding the deep and collaborative partnerships we have established across the ecosystem to accelerate deployments of AMD based AI solutions at scale.
  • And the third is providing compelling user experiences to extend the open and proven software platform we have established that enables our AI hardware to be deployed more broadly and easily.
  • One of our priorities in 2024 was to accelerate growth in our Data Center segment.
  • The demand for our data center AI accelerator products was very strong as large hyperscaler customers, OEMs and ODMs deployed our AMD Instinct™ MI300X GPUs.
  • During the year, we announced that we have accelerated our AMD AI accelerator roadmap to deliver an annual cadence of leadership AMD Instinct solutions.
  • We announced our 5th Gen AMD EPYC™ family of server processors, providing leadership performance and capabilities for a wide range of data center workloads.
  • During the year, we completed the acquisition of Silo AI Oy (Silo AI), an AI lab based in Finland.
  • The acquisition of Silo AI expanded our capability to accelerate development and deployment of AI models on AMD hardware.
  • Silo AI has also developed a software stack used to train multiple state-of-the-art large language models (LLMs) on AMD Instinct accelerators that can accelerate the development of highly-performant AMD training solutions.
  • We also focused on building our data center AI rack and data center-scale solutions capabilities by entering into an agreement to acquire ZT Group Int’l, Inc.
  • (ZT Systems), a provider of AI and general purpose compute infrastructure for hyperscale computing companies in August 2024.
  • We believe that with the acquisition of ZT Systems, we can deliver leadership training and inferencing solutions that can accelerate time to deployment for our AMD Instinct platforms.
  • The acquisition is expected to close in the first half of fiscal year 2025, subject to certain regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.
  • We intend to seek a strategic partner to acquire ZT Systems' manufacturing business.
  • We continued to invest in driving software capabilities and the open ecosystem to deliver powerful new features and capabilities in the AMD ROCm™ open software stack, bringing the latest features to highly-performant AI training and inference on AMD platforms.
  • During the year, we made several key optimizations and additional features in the latest AMD ROCm software that increases performance in key generative AI workloads, adds expanded support and optimization for additional frameworks and libraries, and simplifies the overall developer experience.
  • Our Business Our four reportable segments are: • the Data Center segment, which primarily includes AI accelerators, server CPUs, GPUs, APUs, DPUs, FPGAs, SmartNICs, and Adaptive SoC products for data centers; • the Client segment, which primarily includes CPUs, APUs, and chipsets for desktops and notebooks; • the Gaming segment, which primarily includes discrete GPUs, semi-custom SoC products and development services; and • the Embedded segment, which primarily includes embedded CPUs, GPUs, APUs, FPGAs, SOMs, and Adaptive SoC products.
  • Beginning with our fiscal year ending December 27, 2025, we plan to combine the Client and Gaming segments into one reportable segment to align with how we manage our business.
  • As a result, we will have three reportable segments: Data Center, Client and Gaming, and Embedded.
  • Data Center Segment Data Center Market The Data Center segment primarily includes server-class CPUs, GPUs, AI accelerators, DPUs, FPGAs, SmartNICs, and Adaptive SoC products.

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