Should Investors Buy AMD Stock Instead of Nvidia Stock?

By Parkev Tatevosian, CFA – Oct 10, 2025 at 10:11AM

NASDAQ: AMD

Advanced Micro Devices

Market Cap

$349B

Today's Change

(-7.78%) -$18.11

Current Price

$214.78

Price as of October 10, 2025, 3:58 p.m. ET

Investors are uncertain which AI stock will perform better over the long term.

OpenAI has been on a spending spree, signing massive deals with Nvidia (NVDA -4.84%) and AMD (AMD -7.78%).

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Oct. 7, 2025. The video was published on Oct. 9, 2025.

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A Fool since 2019, and a graduate of Cal State LA with a B.S. in Finance and M.A. in Economics. Parkev is an adjunct professor of Finance and enjoys reading about financial and economic history. You'll often find him writing about stocks in the consumer goods and technology sectors.

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