Nvidia are, without a doubt, the market leaders when it comes to graphical processing hardware. Whether it’s in gaming, general purpose computing or more, Nvidia has its thumb in most pies – and in most cases they like to take the bigger slice. Closing out their fiscal year, Nvidia has once again proven why though, enjoying another recording breaking year in terms of revenue – that doesn’t look to be letting up soon.
Nvidia have shared their closing financials of the past year, posting increases in both quarter-on-quarter and year-on-year results. In the last quarter of 2015, Nvidia pulled in a massive $1.4 billion, a 7% increases from the previous quarter of $1.3 billion. This was also a 12% increases for the same period from the previous year, which is astonishing for a full 356-day cycle.
Looking at the whole picture, Nvidia managed to post a record breaking $5.01 billion in revenue for their 2015 fiscal year – a full 7% increase from the previous year. Nvidia points out the continued success of the Maxwell architecture as one of the main propellants, stating that the success of these cards have managed to secure them an 80% hold on the discrete graphics card market.
That’s leaving an increasingly small share for competitors such as AMD, especially with the dawn of Virtual Reality this year. Nvidia already has a big hand in the promotion and sale of devices such as the Oculus Rift, which ties into their strategy of throwing most of their chips in with the new platform. Couple that with the expected launch of Pascal later this year, and Nvidia could potential shatter this records by the end of the year.
Either way, it’s going to take a huge shift for Nvidia to suddenly start losing ground again, even with the healthy competition AMD has been providing in the past few months. VR is poised to be a deciding factor for both in the coming years, and this year is simply just a teaser of what’s to come.
Last Updated: February 18, 2016
HairyEwok
February 18, 2016 at 12:11
This year will be the tipping point downwards for Nvidia, it has to be or else were screwed.
Captain JJ and his ensigns
February 18, 2016 at 12:25
Or Telkom
My phone line just died last night.
Now I have no internet and who knows how long they’ll take to fix it
Pariah
February 18, 2016 at 12:26
This happened to me in December. I had no internet for 3 weeks, most of the December holidays. Painful AF
Captain JJ and his ensigns
February 18, 2016 at 12:27
greeaaaat
Pariah
February 18, 2016 at 12:28
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news… 🙁
Maybe give your brows a cuddle, they’re nice ‘n fluffy, they should keep you warm at night.
Captain JJ and his ensigns
February 18, 2016 at 12:41
XD
Commander Admiral Chief
February 18, 2016 at 12:42
Log support on the app, MUCH better than phoning the call centre
Captain JJ and his ensigns
February 18, 2016 at 12:43
I did immediately. 😀
Commander Admiral Chief
February 18, 2016 at 12:44
Good job ensign!
Captain JJ and his ensigns
February 18, 2016 at 12:45
No!
Damn it. I’ve earned my rank here
🙂
Commander Admiral Chief
February 18, 2016 at 12:46
Wtf man, for once I acknowledge you as an officer, and you scorn it?
Captain JJ and his ensigns
February 18, 2016 at 12:46
An officer of boot shining!
Commander Admiral Chief
February 18, 2016 at 12:48
Crewman has decent ring to it as well
Captain JJ and his ensigns
February 18, 2016 at 12:58
-_-
Commander Admiral Chief
February 18, 2016 at 13:01
Crewman >>> sea-men
Commander Admiral Chief
February 18, 2016 at 12:13
#TeamRed
Pariah
February 18, 2016 at 12:16
So while this isn’t surprising (or good for competition) – I’m still more interested in when exactly the new Pascal cards are coming. Literally saving up for that before I upgrade my card.
HairyEwok
February 18, 2016 at 12:23
Expect them to be released between June-September.
RinceThis
February 18, 2016 at 12:22
Nvidia are for the casual market! AMD all the way you noobs! *Am I doing this right?
Pariah
February 18, 2016 at 12:26
Nah, I think you’re just Green with envy.
HairyEwok
February 18, 2016 at 14:44
Or colour blind XD
Captain JJ and his ensigns
February 18, 2016 at 12:26
AMD is for the brave
Pieter Kruger
February 18, 2016 at 16:06
And amateur fire fighters…….
Captain JJ and his ensigns
February 18, 2016 at 16:10
Works for me then. 😀
Pieter Kruger
February 18, 2016 at 16:25
Just keep that bucket of sand close….????
Dane
February 18, 2016 at 12:28
hel yea m8 dose kidz jst follow liek shep . u feel
RinceThis
February 18, 2016 at 12:29
Feelz demall!
Pariah
February 18, 2016 at 12:29
http://i1170.photobucket.com/albums/r537/sarauk2sf/anigif_not-sure-if-serious-gif-to-be-used-on-forums-22779-1307655858-12-1.gif
Dane
February 18, 2016 at 12:36
i rekt u in any game becuz i hav nvidea and u hav radion noob
Dane
February 18, 2016 at 12:30
It’s like congratulating a colleague who got a promotion. You’re happy for them but you know that they’re just going to screw you around now, with their newly acclaimed power.
Captain JJ and his ensigns
February 18, 2016 at 12:41
Did they also know the right people and that’s the only reason they got promoted?
Dane
February 18, 2016 at 12:45
DUN DUN
Dane
February 18, 2016 at 12:45
DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN
Captain JJ and his ensigns
February 18, 2016 at 12:46
XD
Commander Admiral Chief
February 18, 2016 at 12:46
xD
Also, hehehe
xor007
February 18, 2016 at 14:36
Cuda baby, Cuda!
HairyEwok
February 18, 2016 at 14:47
Only Cuda I’ll ever enjoy is a hemi-cuda.
Pieter Kruger
February 18, 2016 at 16:05
“En al wat jy sien is die groen masjien……”