For the better part of the last decade, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) lived in Nvidia’s shadow. In 2025, that changed. AMD stock took off handsomely (up 78% year-to-date), as Mr. Market stopped calling it “the alternative.” The tech giant landed major AI deals in proving its mettle as more than just a CPU turnaround story. Despite Nvidia’s dominance in the AI chip space, the narrative has shifted to how much market share AMD can realistically capture. That matters a great deal because breakthrough year ...