AI powerhouse Nvidia reported quarterly earnings Wednesday that beat expectations, but shares slipped amid concerns about an AI chip spending bubble and the company's stalled business in China.
The California-based firm posted a profit of $26.4 billion on record revenue of $46.7 billion in the recently ended quarter, driven by intense demand for chips from major tech companies powering AI datacenter computing.
However, while revenue increased significantly year-over-year, Nvidia's Data Center revenue declined 1 percent from the previous quarter.
The drop was driven by a $4 billion decrease in sales of H20 chips—specialized processors the company designed for the Chinese market, according to the earnings report.
For the current quarter, Nvidia projected $54 billion in revenue but said i