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@philfischerflank
8 months ago

NVIDIA revenue by segment

Did some number crunching and made a nice chart on NVIDIA revenue.

Role in companie of the categories:

  • Data Center: $115.2 Billion (88.3%)

    • Role: The undisputed engine of the company. Its revenue and, more importantly, its profit, dwarfs all other segments combined. This is NVIDIA today.

  • Gaming: $11.4 Billion (8.7%)

    • Role: The legacy cash cow. No longer the primary growth driver, but a massive, highly profitable business that provides brand visibility and funds R&D.

  • Professional Visualization: $1.9 Billion (1.5%)

    • Role: A stable, high-margin niche that extends NVIDIA's reach into professional enterprise workflows and seeds technologies like Omniverse.

  • Automotive: $1.7 Billion (1.3%)

    • Role: The key strategic growth vector for the next decade. While small today, its long-term, sticky contracts represent a significant future revenue stream.

  • OEM & Other: $0.4 Billion (0.3%)

    • Role: The R&D incubator and "optionality factory." Its value is not in its current revenue but in its potential to create the next major business pillar.

Some explanations on terms:

ProViz (Professional Visualization)

What It Is:
This segment is dedicated to providing high-performance graphics hardware and software for creative and technical professionals. Think of it as the "industrial-strength" version of their gaming cards. These products are optimized for stability, accuracy, and performance in professional applications rather than for the highest frame rates in video games.

Who Buys It:

  • Animators and VFX artists (e.g., at studios like Pixar).

  • Architects, engineers, and product designers.

  • Data scientists who need to visualize massive datasets.

  • Large industrial companies building digital twins.

Automotive

What It Is:
This is NVIDIA's long-term bet to become the central computing "brain" for modern and autonomous vehicles. As cars become more like computers on wheels, they require a powerful, centralized chip to handle everything from the infotainment system to advanced safety features and self-driving capabilities.

Who Buys It:

  • Major car manufacturers (OEMs). NVIDIA has design wins and partnerships with companies like Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Jaguar Land Rover, and Volkswagen.

  • Robo-taxi companies and autonomous trucking developers.

OEM & Other

What It Is:
This is a "catch-all" category for several smaller business lines. "OEM" stands for Original Equipment Manufacturer. This segment includes a mix of specialized chips, licensing revenue, and incubation projects for future markets.

Who Buys It:

  • Console makers (like Nintendo).

  • Developers of robots, drones, and autonomous machines.

  • Other niche hardware manufacturers.

Sources: Anual report numbers, video fottage of sharholder meetings, investor meetings, personal knowledge and Interviews

https://fireflies.ai/blog/nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-on-the-future-of-ai

https://sarahguo.com/blog/jensenhuang

https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/jensen-huang

https://stratechery.com/2025/an-interview-with-nvidia-ceo-jensen-huang-about-chip-controls-ai-factories-and-enterprise-pragmatism/?utm_source=chatgpt.com